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No Child Left Behind
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001 is a comprehensive federal initiative designed to improve the educational ...
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Test Problems: Seven Reasons Why Standardized Tests Are Not Working
Excerpt from: Teachers, Schools, and Society: A Brief Introduction to Education p. 370-376 In a New York City middle ...
Source: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
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Choosing a School and No Child Left Behind
Parent Tip: Know Your Options Under the No Child Left Behind Act for Children in Public Schools That Are "In Need ...
Source: U.S. Department of Education
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Facts and Terms Every Parent Should Know About NCLB
The Facts About No Child Left Behind President Bush made a commitment to ensure that all children receive a high ...
Source: U.S. Department of Education
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Q & A: Research-Based Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About High-Stakes Testing
Research Q & A: Standardized tests and their impact on schooling 1. What is the role of high-stakes testing in ...
Source: Center for Public Education
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The Debate Over National Testing
Most teachers are comfortable with developing and using tests for classroom purposes, whether to see how much ...
Source: Educational Resource Information Center (U.S. Department of Education)
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The Limits of Standardized Tests for Diagnosing and Assisting Student Learning
Standardized tests have historically been used as measures of how students compare with each other (norm-referenced) or ...
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The Dangerous Consequences of High-Stakes Standardized Testing
Tests are called "high-stakes" when they used to make major decisions about a student, such as high school ...
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Will More Testing Improve Schools?
Across the nation, states and districts have greatly expanded the use of standardized tests to hold schools and ...
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What You Need to Know About Your Child's Start at Kindergarten
Welcome to one of your child’s biggest adventures ever: starting school. Prekindergarten and kindergarten provide ...
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Multiple-Choice Tests
A multiple-choice test usually has dozens of questions or "items." For each question, the test- taker is supposed to ...
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How Standardized Testing Damages Education
How do schools use standardized tests? Despite their biases, inaccuracies, limited ability to measure achievement or ...
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Current Trends in Literacy Instruction
Recently the pedagogical battles have been complicated by the passing of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 ...
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New Legislation Set to Get Kids Outside
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) may have pushed outdoor and environmental education to the back burner in the name of ...
Source: Education.com
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NCLB Discussion
All states have responded to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 by writing learning standards for K–12. Many ...
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Myths and Realities about Testing
IntroductionOn Jan. 8, 2002, President Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. This new law embodies ...
Source: U.S. Department of Education
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Standardized Testing: Frequently Asked Questions
1. What impact does testing have on children? Although testing may be stressful for some students, testing is a ...
Source: U.S. Department of Education
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Are Kids Getting Too Much Math and Reading?
Class time spent on reading and math has risen drastically over the last eight years. But have we gone too far with...
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Promise or Peril? NCLB and the Education of ELL Students
Abstract This report describes the implementation of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act in school districts and...
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Advocates for Educational Justice Disagree About How to Change NCLB
African American and Latino 17-year-olds read and do math at the same levels as 13-year-old white students, according to...
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Norm-Referenced Achievement Tests
Human beings make tests. They decide what topics to include on the test, what kinds of questions to ask, and what the...
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No Child Left Behind: A Parent's Guide - Introduction and Overview
No Child Left Behind —The Law That Ushered in a New Era The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (No Child Left Behind)...
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