The Girl He Left Behind

Reflective Paper 1 Kaitlin McHugh Middlesex County College Public law 107-110, which is more commonly known as “No Child Left Behind” (NCLB) is a law that President George Bush signed into effect in 2001. “This law changes the federal government’s role in kindergarten through twelfth grade education by requiring United States’ schools to describe their success in terms of students’ attainment of academic standards and performance on standardized tests” (Hyun, 2003).…

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was signed by President Obama on December 10, 2015. This act rewrites the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and replaces the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). The new act will allow states flexibility to meet the needs of their schools and students. No longer will there be a one size fits all policy. This topic is important and will impact the state, district and local communities, teachers, administrators, parents, and other stakeholders will be able to…

Does today’s students really benefit from standardized testing? Is it hurting our nation’s ability produce newer and better thinkers? Many people across the United States are arguing over this issue. In 2001 George W. Bush passed the No Child Left Behind Act which required states to set standardized assessments for students. This was set in order to measure each student’s abilities and set a guide line for everyone. Many people would grow to like this idea very much, and the others disliked it…

provides education to students with disabilities that needs special education to learn. No Child left Behind has subgroups as well, it has students that has problem economically, students from different races, cultures and ethnic groups, students with disabilities and also students that have difficulties with the language (English) (GreatKids). Time magazine’s article “In Defense of No Child Left Behind” states that, NCLB was planned to bring accountability into public schools. This law requires…

No Child Left Behind was enacted to ensure the success of all American students however; the legislation is in need of drastic reform to truly accomplish this goal. The parameters set forth by the legislation are flawed in numerous areas. The act over emphasizes the results of standardized tests, takes on a one-size fits all approach for failing schools and most importantly, does not provide a valid measure of a student’s real academic progress. Furthermore, teachers are being forced to…

In December 2015 President Barack Obama signed a bill to phase out of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and into Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). This bill will ensure that states set high standards for children so that they graduate high school ready to pursue their careers. It will continue to maintain accountability by assuring that if students fall through the cracks, the state will have resources to help put them back on track and improve their schools. ESSA will also empower state and local…

Almost every American in the working class, or middle class, thinks that we, as todays students, will not be bale to reach the American dream because of the society we live in. Government programs like the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) act punishes schools for having lower test scores than the rest of the schools in the nation. This is not even close to right because the schools are forced to take these tests by the government themselves, and the get punished for something…

No Child Left behind Act is a bill that was passed by President George W. Bush on January 8, 2002. It is a revised law that was originally passed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965 that was named the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. This law that was passed by President George W. Bush was designed to help improve student performance across America. President George W. Bush once said, “Clearly our children are our future, and too many of our neediest children are being left behind.”…

they have the NCLB, which stands for “The No Child Left Behind Act, it is a federal law that provides money for extra educational assistance for poor children in return for improvements in their academic progress.” This act was put into place in 2002, and in the article from QUARTZ it says, “American families and public school teachers have been increasingly put-upon by government-mandated annual testing schemes since the advent of No Child Left Behind, the 2002 law that tied public school…

All across the United States, students are getting out their number 2 pencils, ready to undergo stress filled standardized tests like the ACT and SAT. These tests have been a burden to students in America for more than 50 years, but now they are far more competitive and the stakes are much higher than ever before. The ACT and SAT have become one of the largest deciding factors in the college admissions process, and the inability to score high on the test could mean getting denied by your “dream…