On these pages, FairTest provides extensive information on national testing requirements, including the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). We include materials on opting out and still-relevant documents on No Child Left Behind NCLB), as well as on alternative assessment and accountability. .
Other efforts to overhaul or overthrow NCLB include a grassroots petition from a group called the Educator Roundtable; efforts by Wyoming educators; a renewed legal effort by the National Education Association; and a compilation of teachers’ views on NCLB, also from the NEA.
for further information:
Dr. Monty Neill (857) 350-8207
Julie Woestehoff (312) 491-9101
for immediate release -- Thursday, January 18, 2007
NEW REPORT CHALLENGES STRATEGIES PROMOTED BY CHICAGO SCHOOL OFFICIALS AND "NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND"
"Reforms" Touted in "Chicago Miracle" Lack Success; Schools with Locally-initiated Strategies Produce More Learning
The undersigned education, civil rights, religious, children's, disability, and civic organizations are committed to the No Child Left Behind Act's objectives of strong academic achievement for all children and closing the achievement gap. We believe that the federal government has a critical role to play in attaining these goals.