No Educator Left Behind is an occasional series providing answers from the U.S. Department of Education to questions
about the federal No Child Left Behind Act
and how it will affect educators. If you have a question about No Child Left Behind, send an e-mail to Ellen
Delisio, and we will submit it to the Department of Education.
Most Recent NELBs
Accountability
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
Assessment
Charter Schools
Constitutionally Protected Prayer
Costs
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Highly Qualified Teachers
Military Recruiters
Miscellaneous
Non-Public Schools
Paraprofessionals
Parents
Reading First
Research-Based Instructional Programs
School Choice
Schools in Need of Improvement
Special Education
Supplemental Services
Technology
Title I
Ten Most Recent NELB's
Accountability
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
Assessment How will we know if Reading First is working? 04/23/2008
- Does NCLB do anything to prevent untested programs from being used in classrooms? 03/19/2008
- How does NCLB define a graduation rate? 01/30/2008
- How do NCLB and IDEA interact? 11/14/2007
- What are school improvement, corrective action, and restructuring? 01/31/2007
- Are schools given credit for making progress toward improved academic achievement for all students? 12/07/2006
- Why are schools that miss one adequate yearly progress target treated the same as those that miss many? 11/17/2006
- Instead of backing vouchers, why doesn't the federal government provide more education funding? 10/11/2006
- Doesn't the NCLB focus on test scores penalize good students who don't do well under testing pressure? 10/04/2006
- Why does the Department of Education support vouchers? 09/27/2006
- Is it fair to give special education and regular students the same test and expect the same results? 09/13/2006
- Is there any information about the use of literature in conjunction with NCLB? 08/30/2006
- Are there any initiatives to encourage girls' interest in science? 08/16/2006
- Did the creators of No Child Left Behind foresee the repercussions of schools cutting health and PE due to the pressure to improve reading and math scores? What plans are in effect to help control the rising obesity problem in our country? 04/19/2006
- How is NCLB addressing the high school dropout problem? 04/05/2006
- Are there guidelines for the highest standards for middle school students? 03/29/2006
- Does NCLB have any provisions regarding attendance? 02/22/2006
- Why isn't more money being spent on reducing class sizes and building more
schools? 01/18/2006
- How can teachers be convinced that NCLB is working? 01/04/2006
- How does NCLB help gifted students? 12/07/2005
- How do I apply to become a supplemental educational services (SES) provider
under the No Child Left Behind Act? 11/16/2005
- Can children who do not pass high stakes tests be promoted to the next
grade or graduate from high school? 11/02/2005
- Do test scores count for students who have attended school for a few months?
11/18/2004
- How are schools affected if a large number of students are absent on the
day assessments are given? 11/04/2004
- What is the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and when
were states required to begin participating in it? 10/07/2004
- What will happen if states fail to have assessments in place by the 2005-2006
deadline? 09/02/2004
- Why does NCLB call for 100 percent of students to achieve proficiency by
the 2013-2014 school year? 08/12/2004
- Why doesn't NCLB contain one uniform definition of student proficiency?
08/05/2004
- State assessments sound like they could take a lot of time and effort.
What will be gained by them? 04/22/2004
- How can annual testing help teachers and principals? 02/19/2004
- How do standardized tests measure the progress of schools? 02/05/2004
- What effect does high-stakes testing have on children? 01/29/2004
- What is gained by frequent student testing? 01/22/2004
- Does the No Child Left Behind Act require states to use a national test
that is not compatible with current state assessments? 08/21/2003
- How can the testing required by the No Child Left Behind Act adequately
demonstrate what students are learning in the classroom? 04/24/2003
- Currently, the No Child Left Behind Act requires that students' reading
and mathematics skills -- and, eventually, their science skills, as well -- be tested annually. Down the road, will
schools also be required to test students in other subject areas? 04/03/2003
- How is the Department of Education ensuring that under the No Child Left
Behind Act, special education students will not be forced to take standardized tests that are beyond their ability
level? 03/13/2003
- How do standardized tests measure the progress of schools? 02/05/2004
- What effect does high-stakes testing have on children? 01/29/2004
- What is gained by frequent student testing? 01/22/2004
- Does the No Child Left Behind Act require states to use a national test
that is not compatible with current state assessments? 08/21/2003
- How can the testing required by the No Child Left Behind Act adequately
demonstrate what students are learning in the classroom? 04/24/2003
- Currently, the No Child Left Behind Act requires that students' reading
and mathematics skills -- and, eventually, their science skills, as well -- be tested annually. Down the road, will
schools also be required to test students in other subject areas? 04/03/2003
- How will testing students annually help principals? 9/5/2002
Charter Schools
Constitutionally Protected Prayer
Costs
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Highly Qualified Teachers
Military Recruiters
Miscellaneous
Non-Public Schools
Paraprofessionals
Parents
Reading First
Research-Based Instructional Programs
School Choice
Schools in Need of Improvement
Special Education
Supplemental Services
Technology
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