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No Child Left Behind (NCLB) was the main law for K–12 general education in the United States from 2002–2015. The law held schools accountable for how kids learned and achieved. The law was controversial in part because it penalized schools that didn’t show improvement.
According to the U.S. Department of Education, some of the most important things that the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 sets out to accomplish are increasing the accountability of schools for the educational outcomes of their students and bridging the gap between poor and high-performing students and districts.
- An act to close the achievement gap with accountability, flexibility, and choice, so that no child is left behind.
Oct 27, 2015 · Playlist. Enlarge this image. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act hasn't been updated since it was renamed "No Child Left Behind" in 2001 by President George W. Bush. The law was...
The main objective of NCLB was to close the achievement gap between different groups of students, including minorities, low-income students, and those with disabilities. Key Provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act. NCLB introduced several crucial provisions that sought to ensure educational equity and progress.
Purpose. No Child Left Behind was a re-authorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the primary federal law regulating K-12 education. The ESEA was first enacted in 1965 and re-authorized in 1994. The law includes Title I, the flagship program for disadvantaged students.
Oct 1, 2011 · NCLB set forth the ambitious goal for all children to be “proficient,” meaning that each student is performing at his/her average grade level, in the areas of reading and math by 2014. No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001, Pub. L. No. 107–110, 115 Stat. 1425 (2002).
In 2002, President Bush signed the bipartisan No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). This groundbreaking, bipartisan law brought Republicans and Democrats together to expand opportunities for American children of all backgrounds and provide all our children with the quality education they deserve while preserving local control.
