Congressional Digest

Congressional Digest May 2008 No. 5 Vol. 87
Overview of No Child Left Behind

No Child Left Behind Revisited

The New Debate on Education Reform

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Overview of No Child Left Behind

Major Provisions and Issues for Debate

Most programs of Federal aid to K-12 education are authorized by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The ESEA was most recently amended and reauthorized by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLBA, P.L. 107_110). Virtually all ESEA programs were explicitly authorized through Fiscal Year (FY) 2007, although they were automatically extended for one additional year when Congress did not act upon reauthorization legislation by December 31, 2005. Debate on reauthorization of the ESEA is likely to focus on the following overarching issues.Assessments What has been the impact of the substantial expansion of standards-based assessments of pupil…

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