The No Child Left Behind Act

The education system is deeply flawed. It does not fight social injustice, but rather exacerbates the issue. The majority of people in the U.S are blind to the fact that there are still inequities within the education system, much less everyday life. A system based on standardized test scores inadvertently oppresses poor people. The Governments ' decision to judge a schools ' success by its test scores evidently created a faucet of running water for systematic oppression. The flowing water of oppression floods poor schools; drowning students with dreams, and giving no mercy. The only ones safe from the water are the privileged, who are oblivious to the fact that it exists.

Good intentions are no excuse to continue a fail policy. Since the No Child left Behind Act (NCLB) became in effect, teachers have been restricted to teach in a certain way.

The No child left behind act has been a big issues ever since its establishment in 2009 by President George Bush. There has been cry by some parents for the law to be repeal because they feel it is creating more problem for the educational system. However, critical analysis of the situation of the students grades by comparing the period before and after the establishment of No child left behind will show that the law has brought tremendous improvement in our education and need to stay.

The purpose of this paper is to address the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) which was signed into law by President Barack Obama in December 10, 2015. The paper will also address the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) which was signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2002. The paper will talk about some of the key components of ESSA in comparison with NCLB and identify some possible strengths and weaknesses in ESSA’s new approach.

When assessing educational legislation and whether it is good or bad law can be muddled by the fact that some part of the law is good versus some being bad. Also, the passing of time can change the viewpoint of such legislation. For instance, the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) was largely accepted as a good piece of legislation when the law was enacted, but with the passing of time, we have seen that the NCLB has its problems. The lack of truly funding the legislation, coupled with the fact that standardized testing given to each student, regardless of disability or English as a second language (ESL) status causes issues within some areas of the education system. Even so, there are still parts of the NCLB that are good for education as a

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 was drafted and passed to inject a rigid standard-based education system in the United States. It was signed into law by President Bush, and represents a gross, unwarranted, and unsubstantiated encroachment of the federal government into education. According to the State of New Jersey Department of Education (2010), the No Child Left Behind Act "contains the most sweeping changes to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) since it was enacted in 1965." One of the results of the act has been a grading system, whereby schools are evaluated according to their students' standardized test scores. The ideas behind the act were that No Child Left Behind would encourage stronger accountability for results-based education; offer increased flexibility and local control over how educational standards were being met; offer "expanded options for parents;" and emphasize empirically tested teaching practices (New Jersey Department of Education, 2010). The No Child Left Behind Act was proposed as a measure of reforming failing schools by encouraging compliance with educational standards established by the federal government. One of its most attractive provisions has been that No Child Left Behind "took particular aim at improving the educational lot of disadvantaged students," ("No Child Left Behind," 2004).

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) is a United States Act of Congress that is a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which included Title I, the government 's flagship aid program for disadvantaged students. No Child Left behind was enacted with the intent to become a government aid program for disadvantaged students, and eventually raise the general education standards for the United States. This act was created with the idea to “close the achievement gap with accountability, flexibility, and choice, so that no child is left behind” (ESEA) to put most simply. The act serves to only require certain basic skills, but does not have any national achievement standards, as it is decided on by each individual state. The bill was signed into effect by George W. Bush in January of 2002. Many people, opposers and supporters alike, argue that it is a "one-size-fits-all" approach to education and teaching that puts too much emphasis on testing and doesn 't fund schools properly, making it nearly impossible to achieve success. The law was initially designed to introduce national standards to a system in which students in some demographic groups were more likely to succeed and others likely to be left behind. But it allows states to determine how success is measured, which could be the source of its downfall.

Initiated in 2002, the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001 intended to prevent the academic failures of educational institutions and individual students, as well as bridge achievement gaps between students. This act supports the basic standards of education reform across America; desiring to improve the learning outcomes of America 's youth. This act was supposed to help the kids with their math, reading and math skills, but it just adds more pressure to the students especially for the children with learning disabilities (LD). The state has the students take the keystone exams which used to be called the PSSA`s.

Data-driven instruction means teaching needs to be based on data. The No Child Left Behind Act holds schools and districts responsible for student’s achievement, which implemented schools to collect, store, and manipulated data to modify the instructions. Teachers are held responsible for student reaching their goals. The teacher is able to show improvement by using the data that is collected. In attention, the teacher is about to use the data to show improvement. The data could also be used to modify instructions. The teacher is able to use the collected data to modify instruction to meet the students’ needs. For example, if the teacher is collecting

The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) was authorized by and signed into law in 2002. NCLB was a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965. NCLB was meant to hold schools to higher standards, enforce accountability, and close achievement gaps that had existed in education since ESEA was enacted. Nevertheless, the rigorous standards and goals set forth under NCLB were never attained. ESEA Flexibility could be attained from the U.S. Department of Education starting in 2012. The accountability plans states were allowed to develop under their ESEA Flexibility replaced Adequate Yearly Progress or AYP that was established under No Child Left Behind.

A lot has changed ever since George W. Bush signed the No Child Left behind Act in 2002. Since this act was signed, the quality of our children’s education has gotten better, money in the school system is being spent smarter, and the amount of standardized testing has been increased. Although the No Child Left behind Act was believed to better education and the schooling system in America, many believe that since the act was signed the school system has actually gotten worse. One of the main reasons that it is believed the school system has worsened is because of the major increase of standardized testing. The No Child Left behind Act has made the yearly testing required in all schools. In Colorado the standardized state testing occurs every year in March. The student used to be required to take part in state issued tests from third grade to tenth. This has recently changed. The student must still start in third grade but is required to take the test until at least the sophomore year of high school or until the required courses for the test are tested over. The government should cut down on the amount of standardized tests in K-12 schools. Fewer tests would allow teachers to focus on teaching what is necessary for the student to learn, to spend class time more wisely, and to provide less stress.

Imagine failing a test that alters the decisions made pertaining the future. Standardized tests are failing many schools that are serving disadvantaged children based on their knowledge on a test that is created in order to put upon higher standards for students. The No Child Left Behind Act is a law that had been signed by George W. Bush in pursuance to designate all public school students to perform standardized tests. The law had been signed in 2002 although, standardized testing had been popular and have been moving forward way before that time. Standardized testing has become very common in the United States. These tests had been set up in order to try to measure how much knowledge a student carries. Tests like STAR in California and

On January 8, 2002, George W. Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act into law (also known as the NCLB). The No Child Left Behind Act was the latest reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, a federal education bill addressing the nation’s schools. At his signing ceremony, Bush stated, “There’s no greater challenge than to make sure that every child—and all of us on this stage mean every child, not just a few children—every single child, regardless of where they live, how they’re raised, the income level of their family, every child receive a first-class education in America.” Although his pledge became the hope for improved education reform, effects have only been negative and contradictory to what they have promised.

The No Child Left behind Act (NCLB) has not had a positive impact on students school age students throughout senior year. “The Waiver means that schools will not be required to have 100% of students pass the state exams by 2014”. This allows studets o continue on to the next grade level without suffient test scores and compleion. (f the student is not excelling and grasping the information they should not be passed on to the next level . This is how so many developmental delays are missed, the system is mote worried about the child being left behid a grade instead of them actually meeting the criteria to pass.

Today the public school system in America is failing to meet the educational standards. The public education is lack of focus to teach their students abilities and skills and is lack of funds, supplies and resources to improve the learning and educational experiences for students. Public schools getting worse and worse according to critics and experts. The United States is being beaten by other nations with higher test scores and the government have being trying to close the achievement gap and make the scores go up. But, these reforms had not work and have been a complete failure to meet the education needs because the government just focus on get higher grades, but not in the necessities of the children. The No Child Left Behind law which is an example of the “efforts” made by the government. This law sought to advance American competitiveness and close the achievement gap between poor and minority students and their more advantaged peers. On the Other hand, Is the act No Child Left Behind working?