| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 194 pages) |
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text file |
| Contents |
Historical background -- The law -- The first five years -- The critics -- How are we doing in reading? (language arts) -- What is happening in math? -- The other subjects -- Highly qualified teachers -- No Child Left Behind and choice -- Safe and drug-free schools -- The faith-based initiatives -- Additional provisions -- The battle for reauthorization -- The issues -- What is ahead? |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
While few would quarrel with the goal of the No Child Left Behind legislation, the nation is badly divided over whether the law is having a positive effect on our schools. At the same time, it is also true that most Americans, including many professionaleducators, have only a limited understanding of the content and scope of the legislation. As we are currently engaged in a national debate about the future role of the federal government in the field of education, it is essential that people become betterinformed about the history, content, and results of No Child Left Behind. This book is a v. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
United States. No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
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No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (United States) |
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No child left behind act. |
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Educational accountability -- United States.
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Educational accountability. |
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United States. |
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Education -- Standards -- United States.
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Education -- Standards. |
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Educational tests and measurements -- United States.
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Educational tests and measurements. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: No Child Left Behind Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2008. 9781578868353 (cloth : alk. paper) (DLC) 2008010890 |
| ISBN |
9781578868971 ebook |
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1578868971 |
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9781578868353 cloth alkaline paper |
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1578868351 cloth alkaline paper |
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1282522388 |
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9781282522381 |
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