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From the Capital to the Classroom: Year 2 of the No Child Left Behind Act
By CEP
From the Capital to the Classroom: Year 2 of the No Child Left Behind Act
This report from the Center on Education Policy describes the implementation and effects of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) during calendar year 2003, the second year of the Act's existence. The report is the first and most comprehensive national examination of all main aspects of NCLB implementation at the federal, state, and local levels, and is the second CEP report to examine the implementation of NCLB. The information in this report is based on a survey of 47 states and the District of Columbia, a nationally representative survey of 274 school districts, in-depth case studies of 33 urban, suburban, and rural school districts, and other research methods. Among our major findings are that: states and school districts are trying hard to meet the requirements of the Act and agree with its goals; broader and deeper effects of the law were being felt by school districts in 2003, which is resulting in additional help for schools identified for improvement; choosing another public school is rarely used by parents of children in identified schools, while the option of receiving tutoring services is used more frequently; states and school districts are moving slowly to update the qualifications of teachers and paraprofessionals as required by the Act; some of the requirements of the Act are unworkable; and states and school districts face serious funding pressures and a lack of capacity to carry out the Act. From the Capital to the Classroom: Year 2 of the No Child Left Behind Act From the Capital to the Classroom: A Look Inside 33 School Districts Case Studies: Alabama to California: PDF | HTML Colorado to Louisiana: PDF | HTML Massachusetts to New Mexico: PDF | HTML New York to Wisconsin: PDF | HTML
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