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No Child Left Behind

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Save to My PortfolioStandards-Based Reform and the Poverty Gap: Lessons for No Child Left Behind

Monday, October 22, 2007
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC

Reuters/Jason ReedAt an event hosted by the Brown Center on Education Policy, authors of a new volume examined whether No Child Left Behind is enhancing educational opportunities for our most disadvantaged students. Read More

No Child Left Behind, Education, K-12 Education, Teachers

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioGet Congress Out of the Classroom

Diane Ravitch, October 03, 2007, The New York Times

Despite the rosy claims of the Bush administration, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 is fundamentally flawed, says Diane Ravitch. The main goal of the law — that all children in the United States will be proficient in reading and mathematics by 2014 — is simply unattainable. Read More

No Child Left Behind, Education, U.S. Politics, K-12 Education

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Save to My PortfolioExcellence in the Classroom: Improving the Quality of Teaching in America's Schools

Wednesday, March 28, 2007
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Washington, DC

The Brookings Institution and Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School released the latest volume of The Future of Children journal, "Excellence in the Classroom," discussing options for improving teacher quality. Read More

Education, No Child Left Behind

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioThe 2006 Brown Center Report on American Education: How Well Are Our Students Learning?

Wednesday, October 18, 2006
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC

The Brown Center released its 2006 Report on American Education at an event. The report examines whether states are artificially inflating the number of students meeting proficiency standards mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act. Read More

Education, No Child Left Behind, K-12 Education

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe 2006 Brown Center Report on American Education: How Well Are American Students Learning?

Tom Loveless, October 2006, The Brookings Institution

The 2006 Brown Center Report on American Education evaluates the role that student happiness and confidence play in achievement, and examines whether states are artificially inflating the number of students meeting proficiency standards mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act. Read More

No Child Left Behind, Education, K-12 Education

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Peculiar Politics of No Child Left Behind

Tom Loveless, August 2006, The Brookings Institution

In this Brookings paper, Tom Loveless reviews national polling data on NCLB, examines how states have responded, and assesses whether state and local opposition to NCLB has weakened the foundation of its political support. Read More

No Child Left Behind, Education, K-12 Education

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioNo Child Left Behind: How To Give It a Passing Grade

Martin R. West, December 2005, The Brookings Institution

The No Child Left Behind Act has the potential to improve many of America’s schools, but this potential is currently undermined by serious flaws in how the program evaluates school performance, writes Martin West. He proposes that the Department of Education allow states sufficient flexibility in devising alternative accountability schemes. Read More

No Child Left Behind, Education, K-12 Education

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioEvery State Left Behind

Diane Ravitch, November 7, 2005, The New York Times

Diane Ravitch writes that America will not begin to meet the challenge of developing the potential of our students until we have accurate reporting about their educational progress. Read More

Education, No Child Left Behind

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioNo Child Left Behind and the 2004 Campaign

Tom Loveless, January 8, 2004, The Brookings Institution

Tom Loveless writes that the three main criticisms of NCLB are that it is inadequately funded, unfairly holds schools accountable for student performance, and requires an onerous amount of student testing. Loveless examines how each of these arguments will play out in the 2004 campaign. Read More

No Child Left Behind, Education, U.S. Politics, Political Campaigns, Elections

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioNo Child Left Behind? The Politics and Practice of Accountability

Thursday, December 11, 2003
12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Washington, DC

A discussion of a new book from the Brookings Institution, No Child Left Behind? The Politics and Practice of Accountability. Read More

No Child Left Behind, Education, K-12 Education

In Brief

The federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) aims to improve the performance of U.S. primary and secondary schools by requiring states to adopt comprehensive accountability systems for identifying and improving underperforming schools. Its overarching goal is to bring U.S. students to math and reading proficiency by 2014. Reauthorization of the law is pending in Congress, with members of both parties asking questions about its cost and accomplishments to date.

Featured Experts

Tom Loveless

Director, Brown Center on Education Policy
The Herman and George R. Brown Chair

Tom Loveless, a former sixth-grade teacher and Harvard public policy professor, is an expert on student achievement, education policy, and reform in K-12 schools. He also is a member of the National Math Advisory Panel.


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Diane Ravitch

Diane Ravitch

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Governance Studies

An education historian and former assistant secretary of education for research, Diane Ravitch specializes in education policy issues such as standards and testing, and the governance of education.


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