No Child Left Behind Act
Education news, analysis, and opinion about the version of the Elementary and Secondary Schools Act in place from 2002 to 2015. It was replaced by the Every Student Succeeds Act.
See also: Every Student Succeeds Act, Federal Policy
No Child Left Behind: An Overview
A primer on the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. Its successor, the Every Student Succeeds Act, replaced NCLB in Dec. 2015.
Every Student Succeeds Act
States Gird for Shifting Role on Accountability
As an ESEA rewrite nears the finish line, states must prepare for a scaled-back federal footprint and how to assure continued progress for low-performing student subgroups.
Federal
Louisiana's Waiver Renewed But Put on High Risk
Good news for Louisiana: The state can keep its waiver from many of the mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act for another school year. But what's the bad news?
Federal
Top Ala. Teacher's Resignation Sparks Questions on Certification Rules
The situation of former Alabama Teacher of the Year Ann Marie Corgill puts a personal face on the issue of who is allowed to teach and where.
States
This Is Not a Test: One State's Assessment Pilot Seeks to Grow Up and Out
The goals here include getting more in-depth and current information on what students know and can do than the schools would with traditional summative exams, and helping students tackle material in more meaningful ways.
Federal
Nebraska Hits the Brakes on NCLB Waiver Request
The state is reluctant to mandate that all its districts adopt teacher evaluations that take student progress into account.
Federal
Montana Chief Denise Juneau Announces Run for Congress
Juneau has emphasized graduation and teacher evaluation during her tenure, during which she's also said no to a waiver from NCLB but yes to a speaking spot at the 2012 Democratic National Convention.
Federal
Will Teacher Evaluations Through Test Scores Outlast Obama?
The answer may well be yes, if you consider a report by the National Council of Teacher Quality, an advocacy organization that likes the idea of more rigorous evaluations.
Assessment
Three Testing Issues to Watch in Rewriting No Child Left Behind
Both the House and Senate ESEA bills keep annual tests, but they go very different ways on a lot of other assessment issues.
Federal
Rewriting No Child Left Behind: Three Testing Issues to Watch
Even though both the House and Senate ESEA bills keep annual tests, they go very different ways on a lot of other assessment issues.
Assessment
Ed. Dept. Charts Course Toward Scaled-Back Testing
New principles aim to bolster states and districts in reducing the number of tests students take, while assuring high-quality assessments.
Federal
States May Get More Control Over Accountability. What Will They Do With It?
States will continue crafting and implementing accountability systems that build on nine basic principles outlined by state education leaders way back in 2011, chiefs say.
Federal
Big Education Groups to Congress: Finish ESEA Reauthorization
Teachers, school administrators, principals and state officials have launched a digital ad campaign asking lawmakers to finish work to reauthorize the ESEA.
Teaching Profession
Could Washington State Get Its NCLB Waiver Back?
It's hard to imagine that Washington State—which is back under NCLB and not loving it—isn't feeling a little sore these days.
Every Student Succeeds Act
Programs' Fate Complicates Path to ESEA Deal
The House and Senate bills to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act take very different tacks on the future of certain federal education programs.