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Summary of Proposed Legislative Changes to ESEA/NCLB

Submitted by fairtest on August 28, 2007 - 11:35am

March 2007

The current version of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), called "No Child Left Behind" (NCLB), needs fundamental change. The Forum on Educational Accountability (FEA) has submitted legislative language based on the Joint Organizational Statement on NCLB to the U.S. House and Senate Education Committees that would remake the law into an effective tool for school improvement.

Aspen Commission Proposals are "NCLB on Steroids;" Side-Effect Will Be More "Teaching to the Tests" (PDF)

Submitted by fairtest on August 28, 2007 - 11:17am

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Movement to Overhaul NCLB Accelerates (PDF)

Submitted by fairtest on August 28, 2007 - 11:15am

Rep. George Miller's Letter

Submitted by fairtest on August 28, 2007 - 11:11am

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Achievement Tests for Young Children (PDF)

Submitted by fairtest on August 28, 2007 - 11:06am

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How Standardized Testing Damages Education (Updated July 2012)

Submitted by fairtest on August 28, 2007 - 11:04am

HOW STANDARDIZED TESTING DAMAGES EDUCATION

How do schools use standardized tests?

Criterion- and Standards- Referenced Tests (PDF)

Submitted by fairtest on August 28, 2007 - 10:56am

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Why "No Child Left Behind" Will Fail Our Children

Submitted by fairtest on August 28, 2007 - 10:53am

Why “No Child Left Behind” Will Fail Our Children

A FairTest Position Statement on NCLB

“No Child Left Behind,” the name of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, describes a worthy goal for our nation. Tragically, the legislation will exacerbate, not solve, the real problems that cause many children to be left behind.