What Exactly Is "No Child Left Behind"?

Background

Started in 2001 during the Presidency of George W. Bush, No Child Left Behind is a broad-based reform effort designed to address topics ranging from technology improvement, to teacher licensing provisions, to mental wellness training. These programs were made possible through competitive, one-time federal grants.

The law also requires states to create an assessment model which must be approved by and reported to the United States Department of Education. In the case of Indiana , Public Law 221. The data collect through “No Child Left Behind” is compiled into reports and presented to Congress.

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May 24, 2013

Core Question: Will ‘Pausing’ Common Core Cost Indiana Its NCLB Waiver?

What questions do you have about the Common Core, the nationally-crafted academic standards adopted by Indiana and 44 other states?

Indiana lawmakers crafted Common Core pause legislation so it wouldn’t run afoul of the state’s federal No Child Left Behind waiver.

October 16, 2012

Why A Romney Presidency Could Mean A Departure From Obama’s NCLB Waivers

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Mitt Romney hasn’t said outright he’d dismiss the Obama administration’s No Child Left Behind waivers if elected president, but an advisor hinted that would be the case Monday night. Phil Handy “filled in many of the blanks” for those curious about Romney’s positions during an Education Week-sponsored debate in New York, writes Michele McNeil: The waivers are “not about flexibility. [...]

July 18, 2012

Why Indiana’s No Child Left Behind Waiver Won’t Mean Less Reporting For The State

Indiana and the 25 other states granted waivers from certain requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind law will still have to send student data to Washington, D.C., writes Sarah D. Sparks for Education Week: That means waivers states, who have created brand new accountability systems, don’t have to do less reporting. They actually [...]

October 24, 2011

Will The No Child Left Behind Rewrite Go Somewhere This Time?

Obama Meets On Elementary And Secondary Education Act.

As far as “weeks-that-were” go in education policy, last week was big. A bill rewriting the No Child Left Behind act made it out of committee on Thursday. For all the bluster about rehashing NCLB over the years, this hasn’t happened since the original law passed in 2001. But just because the current law is a political loser doesn’t mean its replacement — [...]

September 13, 2011

‘Do We Really Need Another NCLB Hearing?’

That’s the question the WashPo Answer Sheet blog’s Valerie Strauss poses on the eve of a scheduled hearing in the U.S. House Education Committee on federal accountability standards under No Child Left Behind: And if there is one thing we need, it is one more hearing during which witnesses can repeat the same complaints they [...]

August 29, 2011

Why Are More Schools Hitting Indiana’s Performance Targets — While Fewer Are Meeting Federal Standards?

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Indiana schools are improving — at least, if you’re judging them by the State of Indiana’s own standards.

August 12, 2011

Bennett: NCLB Waivers Can’t Lower School Accountability Standards

Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett

Indiana will ask for a waiver from federal No Child Left Behind requirements, but the waivers don’t mean states can soften their standards, state superintendent Tony Bennett said Thursday.

July 8, 2011

GOP To Districts: Spend Federal Money How You Want

You know it’s serious when critics, including teachers unions, are panning a recently-proposed education bill as a blow to “civil rights.” But an interest group representing local school administrators calls the measure a “breath of fresh air.” The State and Local Funding Flexibility Act, as introduced yesterday by House education committee chair John Kline (R-Minn.), would allow [...]