“No Child Left Behind left the money behind” -Barack Obama

By: Nishel Sorensen

NCLB

No Child Left Behind was passed in 2001 under President George W. Bush’s term

Purposes

Standard-based education

Basic Skills Tests

Funding based on scores

School of ChoiceBy: Daveynin

NCLB

Bridge gap between schools

Improve School qualities

In teachers

Programs

Early childhood development

NCLB

Standardized testing

Positive impact on scores

Teachers refocused

Same Conditions

NCLB

Standardized tests

Handicap friendly

Language barriers

Failing tests because

of handicaps

By: Luis Diaz

NCLB

Elementary Students

Long testing times

Drilled for weeks on

information

Doesn’t accurately show

intelligence

By: Showmeone

Changing NCLB

Obama’s promises

Little changes

Taking away rating system

Take in smaller details

Changing NCLB

Obama taking away requirements

For math and reading

Wants to measure growth

Plans for programs

Parent involvement

Career DevelopmentBy: Ell Brown

Changing NCLB

Providing more preschools

Developing young brains

Adding funding

Over All

Obama’s changes will make what NCLB is supposed to be about happen

We should see improvement across the nation

It’s going to make teachers happy, but also throw them a challenge with the changes.

Referenceshttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/14/education/14child.html?pagewanted=2&sq=NCLB&st=cse&scp=4

Article By: Sam Dillon

http://www.education.com/magazine/article/Barack_Obama/?page=2

Article By: Education.com

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/03/17/25salomone_ep.h29.html

Article By: Rosemary Salomone

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Child_Left_Behind_Act

References

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ell-r-brown/4333476240/

Picture by: Ell Brown

http://www.flickr.com/photos/showmeone/4374885718/sizes/s/

Picture by: Showmeone

http://www.flickr.com/photos/daveynin/2354289019/sizes/s/

Picture by: Daveynin

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/03/17/25salomone_ep.h29.html

Picture by: Luis Diaz