The No Child Left Behind Act, passed by Congress in 2001 and signed by President George W. Bush on 8 January 2002, reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act around standards-based reform. It required annual standardized testing in reading and mathematics, public reporting, and accountability for adequate yearly progress toward universal proficiency, with escalating consequences for schools that missed targets. Its rigid accountability design drew sustained criticism, and it was replaced by the Every Student Succeeds Act on 10 December 2015.
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Key ProvisionRequired annual state testing in reading and math and held schools accountable for adequate yearly progress toward one hundred percent proficiency, with escalating consequences for failure. 1 Enacted / Adopted YearPassed by Congress in December 2001 and conventionally cited as the 2001 act; signed into law 8 January 2002. Cross-Tradition Connections
Associated With
NCLB is a reauthorization of ESEA, not a separate statute.
ESSA repealed and replaced NCLB on 10 December 2015; both are reauthorizations of ESEA.
Informed By
NCLB descends from the standards-and-accountability movement A Nation at Risk launched.
Superseded By
ESSA (2015) replaced NCLB (2002) as the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
Sources
1. Wikipedia
Wikimedia FoundationNo Child Left Behind Act article, lead sectionQuote, No Child Left Behind Act article, lead section
mandated standards-based education reform based on the premise that setting high standards and establishing measurable goals could improve individual outcomes in education
1. Wikipedia
Wikimedia FoundationNo Child Left Behind Act article, Legislative history sectionQuote, No Child Left Behind Act article, Legislative history section
The No Child Left Behind Act was billed as a successor to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), which had been signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965.
1. Wikipedia
Wikimedia FoundationNo Child Left Behind Act article, accountability provisionsQuote, No Child Left Behind Act article, accountability provisions
Schools must pass yearly tests that judge student improvement over the fiscal year.
1. Wikipedia
Wikimedia FoundationNo Child Left Behind Act article, abbreviationQuote, No Child Left Behind Act article, abbreviation
NCLB is the acronym used for the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
1. Wikipedia
Wikimedia FoundationInformed By: A Nation at Risk, A Nation at Risk article, legacy sectionQuote, Informed By: A Nation at Risk, A Nation at Risk article, legacy section
the 1983 report of the United States National Commission on Excellence in Education
1. Wikipedia
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Elementary and Secondary Education Act, No Child Left Behind Act article, ESEA reauthorization statementQuote, Associated With: Elementary and Secondary Education Act, No Child Left Behind Act article, ESEA reauthorization statement
The No Child Left Behind Act was billed as a successor to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), which had been signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965.
1. Wikipedia
Wikimedia FoundationIn Category: Curriculum, Assessment and Policy, No Child Left Behind Act articleQuote, In Category: Curriculum, Assessment and Policy, No Child Left Behind Act article
The No Child Left Behind Act was billed as a successor to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), which had been signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965.
U.S. Department of Education
Associated With: Every Student Succeeds Act, ESSA page, replacement of NCLBQuote, Associated With: Every Student Succeeds Act, ESSA page, replacement of NCLB
The previous version of the law, the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, was enacted in 2002.
U.S. Department of Education
Superseded By: Every Student Succeeds Act, What is the Every Student Succeeds Act, ESEA pageQuote, Superseded By: Every Student Succeeds Act, What is the Every Student Succeeds Act, ESEA page
ESSA was signed into law in 2015 and replaced the previous education law called "No Child Left Behind."
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