Study evaluates effect of NCLB on national assessments of reading and math

Summary: A study by the Civil Rights Project looked at whether the No Child Left Behind Act improved student achievement in math and reading as intended, especially for poor and minority students? and found mixed results. The study looked at scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) before and after NCLB.

Posted date: July 20, 2006

Topic areas: achievement gap; No Child Left Behind Act; standards and assessment

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Parents concerned over No Child Left Behind Act implementation

Posted date: May 8, 2006

Summary: Parents, students, and community members identify concerns about how No Child Left Behind is being implemented in their schools at a hearing conducted by the Public Education Network. The three major concerns are NCLB's accountability structure, school labeling, and neglecting NCLB's parent and community involvement provisions.

Topic area: accountability, parental involvement