Get Involved - No Child Left Behind Overhaul

Here are a list of resources and action steps you can take to fight against the harms of NCLB. For more complete background information be sure to see our NCLB page under the K-12 Tab above.

• After six years, there is overwhelming evidence that the deeply flawed “No Child Left Behind” law (NCLB) is doing more harm than good in our nation’s public schools. NCLB’s test-and-punish approach to school reform relies on limited, one-size-fits-all tools that reduce education to little more than test prep.

• July 31, 2007 Action Alert: Keep up the Pressure for Real NCLB Reform!

• April 2007 Action Alert! - Call congresspeople about NCLB now!

• Another (Easy) Way to Act for NCLB Change

• See FairTest's Seven Ways to Work for the Overhaul of the Federal Education Law (NCLB)

• The Educator Roundtable Petititon To Overhaul NCLB

• Other efforts to overhaul or overthrow NCLB - from the FairTest Examiner, January 2007

• See the listing of the Members of the Senate Committee on Education

• See the Listing of the Members of the House Committee on Education

• Check out these resources for contacting your legislator.

• Piece from the Winter 01-02 FairTest Examiner on steps testing reform activists can take in response to the new Federally Mandated Testing Plan.