The No Child Left Behind Act originated in 2001. It was passed by Congress in 2001 and signed into by President George W. Bush on January 8, 2002. This law was put into place after concerns that the education system in America was no longer competitive internationally. The problem was previously handled when the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 was passed. This act was part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society program. ESEA created a role for the federal government in K-12 policy to offer more than 1 billion a year in in Title I. This aid was dispersed to districts to help cover the cost of education to disadvantaged students. The act has been reiterated more than 6 times since its passage and each reauthorization has
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The focus of NCLB is to close gaps on student achievement giving all children an equal opportunity to acquire a high quality education. This policy is an attempt by the government to have all children reach equal proficiency levels by 2014. Every year, each state is required to give standardized tests to students in reading and math in grades 3-8 and once in high school. Each school is placed on different levels based on the percentage of students that passed the tests. If a school does not reach a certain percentage of students passing the tests, the school will be placed on probation. A school on probationary status will be reviewed by the state for a year. If this occurs, parents will be informed and the school must improve or else they risk losing their …show more content…
Alexander Kress was an attorney in Texas, a school board member, and a democrat who worked closely with President Bush on his campaign. He was the point man on No Child Left Behind and he cultivated the new Democrats while also dealing with Gregg who called the Republican shots (educationnext.org). John Boehner was also a supporter of the legislation and achieved bipartisanship as promised. NASW endorsed the use of an accountability system that helped ensure all children are prepared to be successful, participating members in democracy (socialworkers.org). While NASW supported the policy, NASW also had changes that they believed would improve the fairness and effectiveness of the policy. Some of the areas that NASW made recommendations for include progress measurement, assessments, building capacity, sanctions, and funding. (socialworkers.org).
Economic Feasibility
The No Child Left Behind act significantly increased federal spending on authority over America’s public education systems. This policy was not an unfunded mandate. The Bush Administration budget request of $24.4 billion in 2008 was a 41 percent increase over spending in 2001. The budget request also included a 59 percent increase in Title I grants to local educational agencies (heritage.org). Some of the schools that did not meet test score standards did not have enough
The focus of NCLB is to close gaps on student achievement giving all children an equal opportunity to acquire a high quality education. This policy is an attempt by the government to have all children reach equal proficiency levels by 2014. Every year, each state is required to give standardized tests to students in reading and math in grades 3-8 and once in high school. Each school is placed on different levels based on the percentage of students that passed the tests. If a school does not reach a certain percentage of students passing the tests, the school will be placed on probation. A school on probationary status will be reviewed by the state for a year. If this occurs, parents will be informed and the school must improve or else they risk losing their …show more content…
Alexander Kress was an attorney in Texas, a school board member, and a democrat who worked closely with President Bush on his campaign. He was the point man on No Child Left Behind and he cultivated the new Democrats while also dealing with Gregg who called the Republican shots (educationnext.org). John Boehner was also a supporter of the legislation and achieved bipartisanship as promised. NASW endorsed the use of an accountability system that helped ensure all children are prepared to be successful, participating members in democracy (socialworkers.org). While NASW supported the policy, NASW also had changes that they believed would improve the fairness and effectiveness of the policy. Some of the areas that NASW made recommendations for include progress measurement, assessments, building capacity, sanctions, and funding. (socialworkers.org).
Economic Feasibility
The No Child Left Behind act significantly increased federal spending on authority over America’s public education systems. This policy was not an unfunded mandate. The Bush Administration budget request of $24.4 billion in 2008 was a 41 percent increase over spending in 2001. The budget request also included a 59 percent increase in Title I grants to local educational agencies (heritage.org). Some of the schools that did not meet test score standards did not have enough