This act of congress was presented to President Obama, who signed it into law.
This now brings an end to the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) federal legislation, approved by congress and signed into law by President W. Bush which was the standard of education from January 2002 to December 2015.
There are many questions that are worth looking back on with regard to No Child Left Behind.
Was NCLB a success or a failure? To ask this another way: Does NCLB merit a pass or fail? Perhaps a letter grade would be more accurate to rate this policy that was in effect for 13 years? Did NCLB meet its own standard of achievement?
These make for great educational policy discussion and further analysis. How did the United States approach education at the turn of the millennium and set its course at the beginning of the 21st century.
No Child Left Behind established an era of education accountability through standards, testing, and by providing the public with information on student and school performance.
NCLB took effect during difficult times following the September 11 attack. This caused a significant impact in American life and also in education.
Further along the time of NCLB, the recession, a near economic collapse, took place, also causing a significant impact in American life and education.
After guiding U.S. education for over a decade, NCLB had to be changed, needed to be replaced, made a significant impact on American life and education.
Manuel R. CortezRodas - Chief Educator/Founder
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