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Assessments and AYP
May 1, 2006: Are
Minority Students Slipping Through NCLB Loopholes?
February 28, 2006: States
Vie to Participate in NCLB “Growth Model”
Pilot
November 28, 2005: Education
Department Allows Limited Growth-Model Testing
September 27, 2005: Forecasting NCLB's Impact
July 1, 2005: Harvard
Civil Rights Project Examines NCLB District Accountability
May 16, 2005: Will
NCLB Bring True Equity to Education?
October 29, 2004: Book
Review: America’s “Failing” Schools
by W. James Popham
May 3, 2004: Study
Concludes NCLB's "Adequate Yearly Progress"
Is Not An Accurate Measure
December 12, 2003: NCLB
Allows Alternative Assessment for Small Percentage of
Students
October 31, 2003: Report
Finds NCLB's "Adequate Yearly Progress" Useful;
Urges Further Action
August 28, 2003: Criticism
of NCLB Mounts as Numerous Schools Are Identified as
"in need of improvement"
Teaching Quality
September 14, 2007: Lawsuit:
“Highly Qualified Teacher” Rule Violates
NCLB and Harms Students
November 18, 2004: Forum
on NCLB Critiques Teacher and School Improvement Mandates
July 22, 2004: Teachers'
Unions Critical of NCLB, Offer Other Approaches
January 9, 2003: Quality
Counts
Points to Shortage of Qualified Teachers in High-Need
Districts
School Improvement
April 13, 2006: Recent
NCLB Developments
November 21, 2005: Restructuring
Under NCLB Leads to Success in Michigan
December 14, 2004: Studies
Document Difficulties with NCLB Transfer Provisions
November 18, 2004: Forum
on NCLB Critiques Teacher and School Improvement Mandates
July 11, 2002: Public
School Choice and Supplementary Education Services to
be Available this Fall to Students at Schools Needing
Improvement
States' Reactions
May 15, 2006: Public
Voices Express Concerns About NCLB
April 13, 2006: Recent
NCLB Developments
January 4, 2006: Congress
Cuts NCLB by More Than $1 Billion
November 21, 2005: Restructuring Under NCLB Leads to Success in Michigan
November 9, 2005: Principals Want NCLB to Address Academic Needs
August 24, 2005: NCLB Rebellion Heats Up as Connecticut Sues Secretary Spellings
April 27, 2005: Lawsuit
Challenges NCLB as Unfunded Mandate April 6, 2005: Connecticut
Will Sue U.S. Over NCLB Cost
March 14, 2005: Limited
Cost Study Finds NCLB Underfunded
February 23, 2005: Report
Terms NCLB “Excessively Intrusive,” Says
Adequacy Cases Prove Need for More Funding
January 27, 2005: As
NCLB Ups the Ante, States Seek Flexibility
October 14, 2004: Nationwide
Network of State Advocates for Education Turn Eyes Towards
NCLB
May 27, 2004: Wisconsin
Attorney General Criticizes NCLB
April 23, 2004: Maine
Limits Participation in "No Child Left Behind;"
Other States Balk at Alleged Unfunded Mandate
February 26, 2004: Report
Finds NCLB Rigid and Confusing; NCLB "In Need of
Improvement"
August 28, 2003: Criticism
of NCLB Mounts as Numerous Schools are Identified as
"in need of improvement"
Parent and Community
Involvement
July 27, 2007: Public
Wants Dramatic Changes in NCLB
May 15, 2006: Public
Voices Express Concerns About NCLB
April 13, 2006: Recent
NCLB Developments
March 15, 2006: Participating
in the Evolution of NCLB
October 12, 2005:
Native American Communities React to NCLB
September 29, 2005: Parents and Community Leaders Respond to NCLB
March 24, 2005: Public
Speaks Out on No Child Left Behind
September 14, 2004: Public
Hearings for Citizens on Impact of "No Child Left
Behind"
August 26, 2004: Business
Groups Weigh in on NCLB
June 30, 2004: NCLB
Action: Advocacy Organizations provide Tools for Parents
and Community Leaders
March 30, 2004: ACORN
Rallies for NCLB Funding and Highly Qualified Teachers
October 1, 2003: D.C.
Advocates Fight to Stop Federally Funded School Vouchers
Costs of NCLB January 4, 2006: Congress Cuts NCLB by More Than $1 Billion
November 10, 2005: Strategies for Taking Advantage of NCLB Funding Flexibility
September 23, 2005: Cost Study Finds NCLB Underfunded in Virginia
March 14, 2005: Limited
Cost Study Finds NCLB Underfunded
February 14, 2005: Bush
Budget Proposal Sparks Debate on Educational Priorities
November 5, 2004: Answering
Questions on the Costs of NCLB
October 12, 2004: Weighing
the Costs of Leaving No Child Behind
May 27, 2004: Wisconsin
Attorney General Criticizes NCLB
March 9, 2004: Minnesota
Study Predicts Cost of NCLB
January 29, 2004: Study
Finds NCLB Will Cost $1.5 Billion in Ohio
June 5, 2003: Studies
Show Massive Cost of Meeting NCLB Mandates
May 13, 2003: GAO
Releases Report Suggesting that Testing Costs May Fall
to States
January 2, 2003: As
Private Funds Pay for Public Schools, Inequality May
Grow
Litigation
January 14, 2008: EDITORIAL:
A Rekindled NCLB Suit Raises Concerns
April 13, 2006: Recent
NCLB Developments
January 31, 2006: Lawyers'
Committee for Civil Rights Intervenes in Connecticut
NCLB Suit
December 15, 2005: Groups Push Forward with Legal Challenges to NCLB
August 24, 2005: NCLB Rebellion Heats Up as Connecticut Sues Secretary Spellings
August 15, 2005: Briefs Filed on Motion to
Dismiss Lawsuit Challenging NCLB
June 16, 2005: California
School Districts Sue State over NCLB Testing
April 27, 2005: Lawsuit
Challenges NCLB as Unfunded Mandate April 6, 2005: Connecticut
Will Sue U.S. Over NCLB Cost
April 14, 2004: Civil
Rights Complaint Filed against Philadelphia School District
Over Teacher Imbalance
February 2, 2004: "Update
on Californians for Justice and ACORN Lawsuit For "Highly
Qualified" Teachers"
January 12, 2004: "Reading
School District Sues State of Pennsylvania Over No Child
Left Behind Act"
October 1, 2003: "Federal
Law Bolsters Case for Aid Suits," Education
Week, Vol. 23, No. 5.
February 4, 2003: "New
York Parents File Class Action under NCLB for Failure
to Provide Transfers and Tutoring"
January 26, 2003: "Californians
for Justice and ACORN File Suit For "Highly Qualified"
Teachers"
May 2002: "Parents
Sue for their Right to Participate in NCLB Negotiations"
Implementation
March 15, 2007: National
Council of Churches Event: “Fixing No Child Left
Behind”
November 29, 2006: Can
Schools Alone Lift 100 Percent of Children to Proficiency
by 2014?
November 8, 2006: NCLB
Reauthorization Raises Practical and “Ten Moral”
Concerns
September 14, 2006: November
Symposium Will Examine Closing Achievement Gaps and
NCLB
June 12, 2006: Lexus
or Yugo? Debating NCLB Reauthorization
May 1, 2006: Are
Minority Students Slipping Through NCLB Loopholes?
April 5, 2006: Test
Scores Gain But Curriculum Narrows
March 30, 2006: Lessons
from State Courts Guide NCLB Reform
March 15, 2006: Participating
in the Evolution of NCLB
February 28, 2006: States
Vie to Participate in NCLB “Growth Model”
Pilot
November 28, 2005: Education
Department Allows Limited Growth-Model Testing
November 10, 2005: Strategies for Taking Advantage of NCLB Funding Flexibility
November 9, 2005: Principals Want NCLB to Address Academic Needs
October 20, 2005: Report Examines NCLB and Growing LEP Needs
September 14, 2005: NCLB Meets School Realities Tests Impact on Poor and Minority Students
March 24, 2005: Public
Speaks Out on No Child Left Behind March 23, 2005: Center
on Education Policy Reports Hopeful Signs and Warning
Signs for NCLB
January 13, 2005: NCLB:
Elevating Form Over Substance?
December 14, 2004: Studies
Document Difficulties with NCLB Transfer Provisions
October 26, 2004: Academics
and State Commissioners Assess NCLB
September 30, 2004: Public
Action Groups Report on NCLB
July 29, 2004: ECS
Report on NCLB Touts Preschool, Changing AYP and Other
Key Issues
July 22, 2004: Education
Leaders Confront NCLB: Federal Policy Meets Local Reality
February 26, 2004: Report
Finds NCLB Rigid and Confusing; NCLB In Need of Improvement"
January 30, 2004: CEP
Reports Progress and Problems of NCLB
October 14, 2003: Preliminary
NCLB Report Finds Support and Potential Problems
August 27, 2003: "State
High School Exit Exams: Put to the Test" Reviews
Implementation in 24 States
January 3, 2003: Center
on Education Policy Reports Faults in "No Child
Left Behind"
Policy
January 14, 2008: Success
Story – Title I’s Targeted Funding Formula
July 27, 2007: Assisting
Schools “In Improvement” Without Enough
Funding
March 15, 2007: National
Council of Churches Event: “Fixing No Child Left
Behind”
November 29, 2006: Can
Schools Alone Lift 100 Percent of Children to Proficiency
by 2014?
November 8, 2006: NCLB
Reauthorization Raises Practical and “Ten Moral”
Concerns
September 14, 2006: November
Symposium Will Examine Closing Achievement Gaps and
NCLB
August 30, 2006: PDK/Gallup
Poll: Public Supports Public Schools, Disagrees with
NCLB
June 12, 2006: Lexus
or Yugo? Debating NCLB Reauthorization
March 27, 2006: Ending
the Blame Game on Educational Inequity
March 30, 2006: Lessons
from State Courts Guide NCLB Reform
March 15, 2006: Participating
in the Evolution of NCLB
January 4, 2006: Congress
Cuts NCLB by More Than $1 Billion
October 11, 2005: Bills to Amend NCLB Pile Up
September 12, 2005: The Constitutionality of Leaving Schools Behind
July 28, 2005: Funding and Fighting: CEP Forum
on Costs and Legal Issues of No Child Left Behind
June 16, 2005: Congressman Miller Speaks on
NCLB March 24, 2005: Public
Speaks Out on No Child Left Behind
March 23, 2005: Center
on Education Policy Reports Hopeful Signs and Warning
Signs for NCLB
February 23, 2005: Report
Terms NCLB “Excessively Intrusive,” Says
Adequacy Cases Prove Need for More Funding
November 18, 2004: Forum
on NCLB Critiques Teacher and School Improvement Mandates
November 16, 2004: Is
NCLB’s Future Tied to the Education Adequacy Movement?
October 29, 2004: Can
a "One Size Fits All" Law Meet the Diverse
Needs of Urban and Rural Schoolchildren?
October 28, 2004: 30
Organizations Tell Congress to Amend NCLB So It Will
Promote Changes that Improve Student Achievement
October 27, 2004: Digesting
NCLB for Public Consumption
October 14, 2004: Using
NCLB to Focus on Underserved Students
June 14, 2004: Excellent
National Sources of Information on NCLB
April 14, 2004: Studies
Claim NCLB Harms Education Due to Narrow Focus
December 2, 2003: Alliance
for Excellent Education Conference Focuses on High School
Policy
September 26, 2002: Study
Finds 6 Million Children in Danger of Being "Left Behind"
September 25, 2002: ACCESS
Supports Proposed "Students Bill of Rights"
July 25, 2002: Secretary
of Education Outlines Adequacy Provisions Under No Child
Left Behind Act
May 24, 2002: U.S.
Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Education Equity
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