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  • No Child Left Behind (NCLB)

  • The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965 and expands on major reforms, particularly in the areas of state academic standards, assessment, accountability, and school improvement. The new federal law requires states to develop assessments linked to these standards for all students. The largest single program in NCLB is Title I, Part A, which provides local educational agencies (LEAs), or school districts, with additional resources to help improve instruction in high-poverty schools and ensure that poor and minority children have the same opportunity as other children to meet challenging State academic standards. NCLB sets out several key performance goals for states:

    • All students will be taught by highly qualified teachers by the end of the 2005-06 school year
    • All students will attain proficiency in reading and mathematics by 2014, including students with disabilities and English learners
    • All English learners will become proficient in English
    • All students will learn in schools that are safe and drug free
    • All students will graduate from high school