No Child Left Behind Act Pros And Cons

When the education and academic success throughout the United States became a federal issue it seemed to increase the amount of federal spending on public schools without raising the academic performance of the students at all. In 2001, our former president George W. Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act or NCLB which has only seemed to cause more problems for the academic system in the United States than solve them. So I have to ask, Where will No Child Left Behind be in the next few years to come? The purpose of the act was to increase the academic performance of students but, the only thing that has seemed to increase is the federal funding. (Resolved = Some children need to be left behind.) The No Child Left Behind Act was established in 2001 under the Bush Administration which sought to encourage public schools to increase their academic performance and close the achievement gap between poor and minority students and their more advantaged peers. But, since the law has gone into effect it has become extremely controversial with educators and the general public. There is certainly more than three reasons on why the No child Left Behind act should be cut but I will provide you with the largest problems that have resulted from this act since 2001.

Standardized testing tests a student on their knowledge in both math, reading, and science on a yearly basis. From the results of these test scores the schools can then be held accountable for either the increase or decrease of the academic success throughout their school. If one school’s testing scores are considered low than that school, is the first to receive help but, that school is now afflicted with stricter rules and government regulations until that school can meet the level of proficiency the government