Fact Sheet: No Child Left Behind

Your class can read about the changes Obama considered making to Bush's No Child Left Behind Act. After reading the article, pupils answer 13 questions that ask, who, what, when, where, and why.

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...

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...

Provides detailed facts and an overview of the No Child Left Behind Act passed January 8, 2002, requiring standardized math and reading tests.

Report from 2004 on the federal government's decision to relax some of the rules in NCLB. Transcripts, audio and video of news report and discussion are available

News report from NewsHour in 2004, discusses No Child Left Behind and its impact on states, schools and funding. Transcript, audio and video segments are all available. Interesting debate between two government officials may be viewed.

NewsHour report from 2004 discussing No Child Left Behind and its implications on testing and special education students. Transcript, audio and video of report available. A must see if researching NCLB.

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.

Video report from NewsHour on No Child Left Behind and its impact on gifted children. Very in-depth and shows both sides of the argument. Excellent report.

Students identify problems and potential improvements for U.S. public school education. They research and debate the pros and cons of the "No Child Left Behind Act".