Northwest Regional Comprehensive Center
NCLB
NCLB
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) - the main federal law affecting education from kindergarten through high school. NCLB is built on four principles: accountability for results, more choices for parents, greater local control and flexibility, and an emphasis on doing what works based on scientific research.
No Child Left Behind Resources
No Child Left Behind: A Desktop Reference
This web site describes what is new under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 for each program supported under the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 and other statutes.
U.S. Department of Education: NCLB Web Site
This USDOE web site provides a summary, overview and fact sheet regarding No Child Left Behind (NCLB) as well as information on what NCLB means for each state.
U.S. Department of Education: NCLB Legislation, Regulations and Policy Guidance
This web site provides links to legislation, Federal Register notices, policy guidance and grant applications for the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001.
U.S. Department of Education: NCLB- A Road Map to Success
This publication describes how the USDOE--together with parents, educators and policymakers--is making No Child Left Behind work for states, schools and students.
U.S. Department of Education: State Accountability Plans
This web site provides links to every state's accountability plan under NCLB.
Education Commission of States (ECS): NCLB
This web site provides links to resources created by ECS and other organizations that are related to No Child Left Behind.
Identifying School Districts for Improvement and Corrective Action Under the NCLB Act
This report by the Center on Education Policy (CEP) describes how districts are identified for improvement, and what happens when they are as specified in the No Child Left Behind Act.
Making Sense of Adequate Yearly Progress (NWREL Topical Summary Report)
This Topical Summary discusses one key aspect of NCLB: adequate yearly progress (AYP). It reviews the major requirements of AYP, examines how the five Northwestern states determine AYP, and reports what the current data tell us about the achievement gaps among groups of students in these states. Finally, this report looks at how the top state education officials are viewing AYP results.
Principal Leadership for Accountability: Optimizing the Use of Title II Resources (NWREL topical summary report)
In the wake of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, a vortex of educational changes now affects the way public educators at all levels conduct daily business. This topical summary examines the questions of: How can policymakers and institutions of higher education help principals cope with this stringent new climate? In what ways can they mesh preparation programs for the prospective principal with more demanding state licensure requirements? How can professional development for the practicing principal be strengthened so that school leaders can fall back upon a web of support?
Works in Progress: A Report on Middle and High School Improvement Programs
This publication produced by the Comprehensive School Reform Quality Center reviews issues facing America's middle and high schools, and a survey of approaches-including comprehensive school reform-used to address these challenges.
Rural Schools and Districts
Challenges and Opportunities of NCLB for Small, Rural, and Isolated Schools
The Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) set out to highlight some of the creative solutions around the region to fulfilling NCLB requirements, and to document some of the impediments.
Surveys and interviews were conducted by investigators from the Montana Small Schools Alliance; Washington Rural Education Center; Intermountain Center for Education Effectiveness at Idaho State University; Oregon Small Schools Association; and Alaska Staff Development Network.
The Rural School and Community Trust's No Child Left Behind: Facts & Consequences
The Rural School and Community Trust has created a web page that focuses on how NCLB affects rural education.
Scientifically Based Research
Bringing Evidence-Driven Progress To Education: A Recommended Strategy for the Department of Education
This report is the result of a collaborative initiative with the Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy and the U.S. Department of Education to explore how the USDOE can most effectively advance evidence-based education policy.
CSRQ Center Report on Elementary School CSR Models
The American Institutes for Research (AIR) has released the CSRQ Center Report on Elementary School CSR Models, which provides a scientifically based, consumer-friendly review of the effectiveness and quality of 22 widely adopted elementary school comprehensive school reform (CSR) models.
Identifying and Implementing Educational Practices Supported By Rigorous Evidence
Developed by the US Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences, this guide provides educational practitioners with tools to distinguish practices supported by rigorous evidence from those that are not.
Supplemental Services
U.S. Department Of Education Guidance on Supplemental Education Services
The guidance clarifies the roles of states and districts in implementing supplemental educational services under No Child Left Behind, as well as highlighting ideas for connecting parents to supplemental educational services (SES) providers.
Factsheet: Choice and Supplemental Educational Services: Frequently Asked Questions
This U.S. Department of Education factsheet answers frequently asked questions about school choice and supplemental educational services under NCLB.
Innovations in Education: Creating Strong Supplemental Educational Services Programs
This U.S. Department of Education publication focuses on the implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act's supplemental educational services provisions.