No Child Left Behind Education Week

The Legislation  2001 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)  Federal program for disadvantaged students, particularly those from low income families  Intended to hold states and schools more accountable for student achievement

Major Components  Annual Testing  Academic Progress  Report Cards  Teacher Qualifications  Reading First

Annual Testing  By , states must test students in grades 3-8 in Reading and Math  By , they must test students in science at least once in elementary middle and high school  A sample of 4 th and 8 th grade students must participate in the National Assessment of Educational Progress

Academic Progess  States must bring all students to “proficiency” by  Individual schools must meet “adequate yearly progress” (AYP) toward this goal for both their entire student population and identified demographic subgroups  Schools that failing to make AYP two years in a row must be provided with technical assistance and students must be offered the choice to transfer schools; three years in a row requires that students be offered supplemental educational services; continued failure results in outside corrective measures

Report Cards  Starting in , states must publish annual report cards on student achievement and performance by school districts  Districts must provide similar report cards showing school-by-school data

Teacher Qualifications  By the end of the school year, every teacher in core content areas must be “highly qualified” (certified and knowledgeable in their subject matter discipline)  All school paraprofessionals hired with Title I money must have two years of college, an associate’s degree, or passed a certification test

Reading First  Competitive grant program funded at $1.02 billion in 2004  Helps districts set up “scientific, research-based” reading programs in grades K-3