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NO CHILD LEFT BEHINDBy Emily Schmidberger, Brittany Shearer, Destinee Simonin, and Lindsay Stricker
What Law Established NCLB?
Reauthorization of Elementary and Secondary Act
This program was established while George W. Bush was president
Controversy
There is a lot of controversy and debate surrounding what the standardized test scores should stand for
Some people believe that the scores of the standardized tests set up in this act should not determine the students placement and graduation
Many people are upset because they think that schools are teaching to help students pass the test versus actually educating them and helping them learn the material
The government is changing from NCLB to SASA It is said that common core (SASA) is NCLB on
steroids, which is where the controversy lies today
Waiver
A waiver is what the government gives states so they have more flexibility on the act
34 states signed up for the waiver in 2012-2013
These expire at the end of the 2013-2014 school years
Cost
144.5 billion all together (Ohio spent 35.1 billion on education)
In 2013, the program cost around 20.5 billion.
The costs are greater than anticipated by about 30%
When and Why?
NCLB was established on January 8th, 2002
Mission Statement: higher accountability for test results More choices for parents Higher qualified teachers Flexibility regarding funding Encourage proven education methods
States Participation
Not all states participate in NCLB or the administration Connecticut Delaware Louisiana Maryland New York North Carolina Ohio Rhode Island
Percentage of Cost
Amount of money borne by the federal government 56% in 2008 76% in 2002
How is NCLB administered?
Congress authorized 5 year funding levels for 5 of the 45 authorized NCLB programs
The other 40 programs were authorized at specific amounts for the initial year of funding
Grants Basic Grant Formula: allocates funding to
school districts based on number of poor children. They serve any school district with at least ten poor children or +2% of it’s students in poverty
Concentration Grant Formula: School must have at least 15% of children in poverty or 6500 poor children
Grants Cont.
Targeted Grant Formula: Provides more money per child as districts poverty rate increases, so that higher poverty school districts get more money per child than lower ones
Education Finance Incentive Grant Formula: Takes into account the percent of per capita income devoted to education and equitably the state school finance system distributes state and local funding for education
Other Requirements for Funding Implement a number
of education policies States must
implement laws that hold school and districts accountable if they fail to make adequate yearly progress in improving student achievement
Department of Education
The department of Education is the federal government department agency that oversees and administers the NCLB
The department of education under the Obama administration is proposing improvements
The Obama administration released its blue print for revising the ESEA on March 13th, 2010
Department of Education Cont. This blueprint builds on the significant reforms
already made in response to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 around four areas
1. Improving teacher and principal effectiveness2. Providing information to families to help them
evaluate and improve their children’s schools3. Implementing college-and-career-ready
standards4. Improving student learning and achievement in in America’s lowest-performing schools by providing intensive support and effective
interventions
NCLB vs SASA
In the article, they discussed moving toward SASA and moving away from NCLB, because it is said that NCLB is the reason education in America is failing
The government believes that moving towards SASA will help create higher education, because it uses proven methods of helping low achieving schools
What percent did the government pay in 2008?
A. 56%B. 76%C. 94%D. 12%
Answer
A. 56%
What is the program taking over NCLB?
A. ESEAB. SASAC. NBLA
Answer
B. SASA
How many type of grants are mentioned?
a. 6b. 9c. 3d. 4
Answer
D. 4
What is most controversy over?A. Test scoresB. Teachers C. GradesD. Funding
Answer
A. Test scores
How many waivers were signed last year?
A. 64B. 44C. 24D. 34
Answer
D.34