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No Child Left Behind Act Pros And Cons

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The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 was the reauthorization bill replacing The Elementary and Secondary Education Act. According to the introduction of the bill by John A. Boehner of Ohio, the Act was introduced to regulate education at the federal level. According to Boehner’s opening statements, the objective of the Act was to close the Achievement Gap by providing more federal funding to the States based on the performance of students in the state’s standardized testing. Senator Boehner of Ohio introduced the bill being purposed by President Bush’s education plan. (Vol. 147 No. 39 Pg. E437). The bill was adopted in January 2, 2002 as stated in the U.S Senate legislative records.
The No Child Left Behind Act holds many relevant pieces that effect the education system nation wide. Under Title 1: Sec. 101 the bill required that by 2005-2006 all States would begin to conduct annual academic standard-testing. The bill identifies the importance of the testing and the results that lead to funding and accountability. …show more content…

According to the National Report Card, the scores have not shown an increase in student’s performance. The results have not closed the achievement gap but rather had no to minimal change. According to the Department of Education the after four years of public schooling, the average students perform below proficiency for both reading and mathematics. (2009)
The factor that also molds the bill is the funding and defunding of districts and schools based on the individual testing results. According to Riddle, the NCLB hold power to defund and close schools after five years when no improvement is evaluated (2009). A low-income household is to be notified to make accommodations for

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