There have been concerns about the policy’s implications for poor and minority children. The goal of No Child Left Behind to reach a 100% proficiency level for all schools was unrealistic because schools with poor or minority children were pushed down because of the competition. The No Child Left Behind Act’s test based accountability and subgroup provisions provide incentives for segregating schools. The Act punishes schools with the most diverse populations, and contains implications that hinder the education quality and availability for poor and minority children. The No Child Left Behind Act should be more centralized so that the needs of the individual student can be met. The Act requires high-stake testing that causes teachers to teach to the the test, and the consequence for schools not receiving adequate test scores leads to decreased funding for these schools.
Schools should rather focus on the overall