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Claims Made in Favor of the NCLB Act
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Claims Made in Favor of the NCLB Act
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* Introduces an element of accountability into public school education and the expenditure of public funds for education.
* Requires schools and districts to focus their attention on the academic achievement of traditionally under-served groups of children, such as low-income students, students with disabilities, and minorities. Many previous state-created systems of accountability only measured average school performance, allowing schools to be highly rated even if they had large achievement gaps between affluent and disadvantaged students.
* Supports early literacy through the Early Reading First initiative.
* Increases the quality of education. Schools are required to improve their performance under NCLB by implementing "scientifically based research" practices in the classroom, parent involvement programs, and professional development activities.
* Measures student performance: a student's progress in reading and math must be measured annually in grades 3 through 8 and at least once during high school via standardized tests.
* Provides information for parents by requiring states and school districts to give parents detailed report cards on schools and districts explaining the school's AYP performance. Schools must also inform parents when their child is being taught by a teacher or para-professional who does not meet "highly qualified" requirements.
* Gives options to students enrolled in schools failing to meet AYP. If a school fails to meet AYP targets two or more years running, the school must offer eligible children the chance to transfer to higher-performing local schools, receive free tutoring, or attend after-school programs.
* Increases flexibility to state and local agencies in the use of federal education money.
* Provides more resources to schools.
* Seeks to narrow class and racial gaps in school performance by creating common expectations for all.
* Addresses widespread perceptions that public education results fall short of expectations.
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