The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) act is a federal law passed in 2001 by George W. Bush. It stabilizes different reforms in all American public schools. One of its goals is to make sure all students from kinder to 12th grade are performing according to their grade level with the help of highly attentive teachers and yearly tests. It is also designed to improve student achievement and finally, to close gaps between students with different economic standards, race, ethnic backgrounds and also students with disabilities.
Subsequently, in order to make sure students are fulfilling the standards the teachers and the school requires, they are given standard test to measure their progress. The standards vary by state. This is called the adequate yearly progress (AYP). The Texas Education Agency says that “A campus, district, or state that receives Title I, Part A funds and fails to meet AYP for two consecutive years is subject to certain requirements such as offering
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Additionally, principals have access to that specific information to learn how the teachers are performing, as well as how much improvement there has been on the troubled students. In addition to receiving an education from devoted teachers, the students’ schools are funded with more than $7,000 per pupil every year. A research study shows that “States and local school districts are now receiving more federal funding than ever before for all programs under No Child Left Behind: $23.7 billion, most of which will be used during the 2003-04 school year. This represents an increase of 59.8 percent from 2000 to 2003.” This demonstrates that students have access to excellent education from outstanding teachers and from government