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.
School & District Management
News in Brief
House Speaker Boehner to Resign Next Month
Boehner, an Ohio Republican, was elected House speaker in 2010. He was the chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee when Congress passed the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001.
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Civil Rights Groups: Beef Up Accountability in NCLB Rewrite
Civil rights groups are running radio ads aimed at lawmakers who may play a key role in rewriting the No Child Left Behind Act.
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Education Groups to Congress: Please Do Your Job and Reauthorize ESEA
The two national teachers' unions and the group representing state schools chiefs are among those saying now's the time to complete an Elementary and Secondary Education Act rewrite.
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Texas' NCLB Waiver Renewed, But Put on High Risk
Earlier this year, the Lone Star State essentially seemed to be daring U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to pull its flexibility.
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One-on-One With Arne Duncan
On his back-to-school bus tour, the Secretary of Education talked waivers, common core, and other issues with Education Week's Alyson Klein.
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Teacher Evaluations at Center of South Dakota's Appeal of NCLB-Waiver Status
South Dakota and the U.S. Department of Education are disagreeing about the state's educator evaluation plans and what they should mean for its NCLB waiver.
Every Student Succeeds Act
Teacher-Evaluation Reins Loosen Under NCLB Waivers
The Education Department's earlier hard-line approach on tying evaluations to student test scores is giving way to greater flexibility.
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Teacher-Equity Plans Approved for 16 States
Questions loom on enforcement as 16 states get the federal nod on their plans to make sure all students have to high-quality teachers.
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Report Roundup
Accountability
School failure rates in the early days of federal accountability under the No Child Left Behind Act were only weakly connected to actual student proficiency rates, according to a study
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Ed. Dept. Approves 16 State Teacher-Equity Plans, But Questions Remain
Right now, there seems to be no clear enforcement mechanism for making sure that the proposals are actually put into practice.
Every Student Succeeds Act
Rep. John Kline Won't Seek Re-Election; Adds Pressure on ESEA Rewrite
The Minnesota Republican's forthcoming departure puts added pressure on lawmakers to come to an agreement on their respective ESEA overhauls by the end of the year.
College & Workforce Readiness
Slicing the K-12 Data on Governors Running for White House
It can be tough to draw a clear line between the K-12 policies a governor pushed while in office and improvements in student achievement, researchers say.
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News in Brief
NCLB Waivers Renewed for Four States
The U.S. Department of Education has approved additional renewals of state flexibility on mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act for Florida, Idaho, Ohio, and South Dakota.
Every Student Succeeds Act
ESEA High on Agenda of Education Issues as Congress Returns
Dueling bills passed in both chambers to overhaul the federal education law face lawmakers fresh off a five-week summer sabbatical.