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NCLB Reauthorization

Selected Policy Statements, Editorials, Op-Eds, and other resources pertaining to the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act.

Policy Statements and Research Articles
News Analysis from Access
Editorials and Opinions
Other Resources

Policy Statements and Research Articles

 

The Promise and Challenges of the "No Child Left Behind Act," from the National Access Network (September 2005)

"Beyond NCLB," from the Aspen Institute Commission on No Child Left Behind (February 2007)

"ESEA Reauthorization Policy Statement," by the Council of Chief State School Officers (October 2006)

"Recommendations to Reauthorize the ESEA," by the Council of Chief State School Officers (2007)

Recommendations for No Child Left Behind Reauthorization, from the Education Trust

Joint Organizational Statement on the No Child Left Behind Act, from the Forum on Educational Accountability (list of 136 signers updated June 2007)

"NCLB and the Competitiveness Agenda: Happy Collaboration or a Collision Course?" by Frederick Hess and Andrew Rotherham (December 2006)

"Can NCLB Survive the Competitiveness Competition?" by Frederick Hess and Andrew Rotherham (June 2007)

Ten Moral Concerns in the Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act (PDF), from the National Council of Churches

Joint Statement on Reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act, by the National Governor' Association, the Council of Chief State School Officers, and the National Association of State Boards of Education

"A Cloudy Future for No Child Left Behind?" by Wayne J. Urban, Associate Director, Education Policy Center, The University of Alabama (2007)


News Analysis from Access

National Council of Churches Event: “Fixing No Child Left Behind” (3/15/07)

Can Schools Alone Lift 100 Percent of Children to Proficiency by 2014? (11/29/06)

NCLB Reauthorization Raises Practical and "Ten Moral" Concerns (11/08/06)


Editorials and Opinions

James Crawford (6/5/07): "A Diminished Vision of Civil Rights"

Eric Schaps (5/8/07): "Why the No Child Left Behind Act Is Unsalvageable"

David Keyes (4/9/07): "Classroom Caste System"

Senator Edward Kennedy (3/26/07): "No Retreat on School Reform"

David Broder, Washington Post (3/22/07): "Battling the 'No Child' Backlash"

David C. Berliner and Sharon L. Nichols (3/12/07): "High-Stakes Testing Is Putting the Nation At Risk"

John Merrow (2/14/07): "A ‘Surge’ Strategy for No Child Left Behind?"

James Lytle (2/7/07): "The Snake in the ‘No Child Left Behind’ Woodpile"

Congressman George Miller (1/14/07): "Fund NCLB so schools can carry it out"

Linda Darling-Hammond (1/10/07): "A Marshall Plan for Teaching"

Michael Petrilli (1/4/07): "Is No Child Left Behind's birthday worth celebrating?"

Gerald Bracey (1/2/07): "One Reason (Among Many) That No Child Left Behind Cannot Work"

Peter Schrag (12/20/06): "No Child Left Behind: Fix it, but don't nix it"

George Wood (12/12/06): "Beyond NCLB"


Other Resources

The Campaign for Educational Equity Fall 2006 Symposium: "NCLB and Its Alternatives: Examining America's Commitment to Closing Achievement Gaps"

The Center on Education Policy's No Child Left Behind Publication Page

Education Week's No Child Left Behind News Page


Last Updated: June 19, 2007