Professional Doc
William & Mary

Inferential Reading Comprehension Considerations Packet

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Don't forget to read between the lines! Educators learn tips and activities to help scholars learn to infer to increase reading comprehension. Activities suggested include think alouds, backwards words, and who's who. the packet includes...
Website
US Department of Education

U.s. Department of Education: No Child Left Behind

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The Education Department explains provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 and offers lots of extended information.
Website
US Department of Education

U.s. Department of Education: No Child Left Behind

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The Education Department explains provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 and offers lots of extended information.
Website
US Department of Education

Fact Sheet: No Child Left Behind

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives readers an overview of the No Child Left Behind Act. Addresses accountability, reducing red tape, school choice, improving reading, teacher quality, and progress.
Primary
Other

New Talk: Do We Need a Basic Rewrite of No Child Left Behind?

For Students 9th - 10th
New Talk provides an online forum where a panel of non partisan experts in their field discuss relevant domestic issues of today. This discussion focuses on the No Child Left Behind Act and what needs to be done about it. Can it be...
Article
Other

Mother Jones: No Child Unrecruited 11/02

For Students 9th - 10th
Progressive news source explores a little known portion of the No Child Left Behind Act which forces schools to give the military access to the names, addresses, phone numbers, and other personal information of their students, or face...
Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: 2002 No Child Left Behind Act

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed facts and an overview of the No Child Left Behind Act passed January 8, 2002, requiring standardized math and reading tests.
Article
AdLit

Ad lit.org: No Child Left Behind: Options for Idea Eligible Students

For Teachers 9th - 10th
If a Title I school repeatedly underperforms, federal law provides opportunities for students to change schools or obtain additional instructional support. This parent advocacy brief looks at the information parents of students with...
Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: No Child Left Behind: Determining Assessment Accommodations

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Assessment accommodations help people with learning disabilities display their skills accurately on examinations. Teachers, learn how to test the true knowledge of your students. Don't test their ability to write quickly if you want to...
Handout
Other

Parent's Guide to No Child Left Behind [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This five page documents outlines the mandates of NCLB and how this impacts students. This pdf is directed towards parents who would like to learn more about NCLB and standardized testing.
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US Department of Education

Us Department of Education: Especially for Parents

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Vital information for parents who want to actively engage in their child's education. Find a Back to School checklist, School Information, a Parents Guide to No Child Left Behind, and Publications for Parents.
Website
US Department of Education

Us Department of Education: Especially for Parents

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Vital information for parents who want to actively engage in their child's education. Find a Back to School checklist, School Information, a Parents Guide to No Child Left Behind, and Publications for Parents.
Article
PBS

Now With Bill Moyers: School Vouchers Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
In-depth look at vouchers and the effect on education. Included on this site is a timeline, links to No Child Left Behind, American Education History, Pro-Con Voucher Debate, 2004 Election and educational materials.
Article
Other

Multimedia Schools: Moving Every Child Ahead the Big6

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This article looks at applying the Big6 process to issues raised by No Child Left Behind legislation. The goal of the Big6 process is to improve performance by improving thinking through application of information technology skills. This...
Article
CBS

Cbs News: 1,700 Schools Face Radical Makeovers

For Students 9th - 10th
May, 2006, article chronicling the restructuring of 1,700 schools which have failed to meet the requirements of No Child Left Behind.
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THEJournal

The Journal: Making Sense of Nclb

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A series of links to articles originally published as a supplement to THE Journal on the No Child Left Behind Legislation (NCLB). These articles focus on the four key areas of accountabilhnology products that meet NCLB requirements.ity,...
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US Department of Education

U.s. Department of Education: Involvement in My Child's Education

For Students 9th - 10th
This concise list of sites covers numerous topics that deal directly with a child's success in school. These topics include No Child Left Behind, supplemental services, and family involvement.
Professional Doc
University of Oregon

Big Ideas in Beginning Reading

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
The goal for teachers from the academic content standards is every child to be reading by 3rd grade. This site will help teachers to teach the "big ideas" in reading: phonemic awareness, alphabetic principle, fluency with text,...
Unit Plan
C-SPAN

C Span Classroom: Teaching About Standardized Testing

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive multi-media learning materials plus lesson plan on the debate over standardized testing in schools allows students to debate for themselves whether or not Congress should continue to require annual standardized tests for...
Article
US Department of Education

Us Department of Education: Blueprint for Education Reform [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the education reforms the Obama Administration planned to put in place. (March 2010)
eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Challenges of the Twenty First Century: The Domestic Mission

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of the domestic issues facing the Bush administration during the first decade of the 21st Century, including education, recession, war, and Hurricane Katrina. Site provides questions for discussion, glossary and links to primary...
Website
US Department of Education

U.s. d.o.e.: Office of English Language Acquisition

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) identifies major issues affecting the education of English language learners and publishes research and statistical reports on those issues. It serves as a clearinghouse for information,...
Website
US Department of Education

U.s. d.o.e.: Office of English Language Acquisition

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) identifies major issues affecting the education of English language learners and publishes research and statistical reports on those issues. It serves as a clearinghouse for information,...
Article
CBS

Cbs News: Obama's Remarks on Education

For Students 9th - 10th
United States' President Barack Obama emphatically shares his concern and vision of the American education systems to the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. March 10, 2009.