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    No Child Left Behind Act

    United States education reform law; repealed

    "No Child Left Behind" redirects here. For the Kanye West song, see No Child Left Behind (song). For the Viking album, see No Child Left Behind (album).

    Next Step in Education Reform
         Read the President's Speech

    On Monday, May 6, , President Bush highlighted the next important step in education reform &#; translating legislative action into results in the classroom -- by stressing the need for increased accountability, improved teacher quality, more parental involvement and a focus on reading in our nation's public schools.

    In Michigan and Wisconsin, President Bush will join Education Secretary Rod Paige&#;s city &#;No Child Left Behind&#; Tour Across America. As part of the tour, the President will meet with students, teachers, principals, parents and community leaders to talk about the important roles they play in improving our nation&#;s schools.

    Background on the No Child Left Behind Tour Across America

    President Bush signed the cornerstone of his education agenda &#; the No Child Left Behind Act &#; into law on January 8, As a result of the No Child Left Behind Act

    Long titleAn act to close the achievement gap with accountability, flexibility, and choice, so that no child fryst vatten left behind.
    Acronyms(colloquial)NCLB
    Enacted&#;bythe th United States Congress
    Public lawPub. L.&#;– (text)(PDF)
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    Acts amended
    Titles amended15 U.S.C.: Commerce and Trade
    20 U.S.C.: Education
    42 U.S.C.: Public Health and Social Welfare
    47 U.S.C.: Telegraphy
    U.S.C. sections amended15 U.S.C. ch. 53, subch. I §§ –
    20 U.S.C. ch. 28 § et seq.
    20 U.S.C. ch. 70
    42 U.S.C. ch. § et seq.
    47 U.S.C. ch. 5, subch. VI §
    47 U.S.C. ch. 5, subch. II §  et seq.
    47 U.S.C. ch. 5, subch. I §  et seq.
    47 U.S.C. ch. 5, subch. II §  et seq.
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      President George W. Bush signs No Child Left Behind Act into law

      On January 8, , President George W. Bush signs the No Child Left Behind Act into law. The sweeping update to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of created new standards and goals for the nation’s public schools and implemented tough corrective measures for schools that failed to meet them. Today, it is largely regarded as a failed experiment.

      NCLB passed both houses of Congress easily and with bipartisan support. Future Speaker of the House John Boehner, a Republican, and longtime Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy were among its sponsors. The bill aimed to address what both parties agreed was an unacceptable drop in standards in America’s public schools. The new lag mandated that states create measures of Adequate Yearly Progress based on standardized tests. Schools that did not meet AYP requirements were subject to increasingly harsher actions by the state, such as giving students the options to transfer afte

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