5 main points of the No Child Left Behind Act in bullet form. It does not expand into detail. It includes two graphs showing how education in mathematics and reading is doing.

1. No Child Left Behind Act
“IS OUR CHILDREN LEARNING?”
-PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

2. Information
 No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
 Federal education law
 Signed January 8, 2002
 Reauthorization of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of
1965

3. What does NCLB do exactly?
 Continues annual testing
 “Provide equal and fair education to all”
 Defines academic progress
 Establishes teacher qualifications
 Encourages reading first

4. Continued Annual Testing
 Annual testing in Mathematics and
Reading
 Science one time
 Aligned with State standards
 4th and 8th National Assessment of
Educational Progress program

5. Provide Equal and Fair Education forAll
 All children get an education
 Fair and equal
 Significant
 Able to pursue higher education

7. Defining Academic Progress
 Yearly adequate progress (2 year, 3 years, or more penalties)
 Title 1 Funding
 4th and 8th Grade National Assessment of Educational Progress
program

8. Teacher Qualifications
 Teacher have to be highly
qualified.
 Paraprofessionals have to be
qualified.

9. Reading First
 Competitive-grant program
 Disadvantaged areas
 2013-2014 School Year
Achievement

12. References
http://policyconnectionslearningassignment.wikispaces.com/T
he+Main+Points+of+No+Child+Left+Behind
http://www.edweek.org/ew/issues/no-child-left-behind/
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/subject/publications/mai
n2013/pdf/2014451.pdf
http://policyconnectionslearningassignment.wikispaces.com/The+Mai
n+Points+of+No+Child+Left+Behind
http://www.edweek.org/ew/issues/no-child-left-behind/
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/subject/publications/main2013/p
df/2014451.pdf