NCLB, No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.

NCLB, (No Child Left Behind Act)

NCLB means No Child Left Behind.
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NCLB is a blend of new requirements, new incentives and new resources. Some of its provisions will challenge states, schools and districts to take immediate action. Others will be implemented over the long term.

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110), commonly known as NCLB that reauthorizes a number of federal programs aiming to improve the performance of primary and secondary schools by increasing the standards of accountability for states, school districts and schools, as well as providing parents more flexibility in choosing which schools their children will attend.

Criticism of the Act

• Constitutionality of Federal Government Policy on Education
• Failure to fully fund the act
• Allegations of Corruption
• Problems with Standardized Tests
• Inequitable divisions of resources
• State Education Budgets
• Narrow Curriculum
• Narrow definition of research
• Limitations on local control
• Facilitates military recruitment
• Miscellaneous critiques

NCLB is an exciting opportunity to align federal and state initiatives in common support of higher student achievement, stronger public schools and a better-prepared teacher workforce.