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Hoff, David J. – Education Week, 2007
The goal of the No Child Left Behind Act is simply stated: All children should be proficient in reading and mathematics by the end of the 2013-2014 school year. More than five years after the law was enacted, it remains unclear what "proficient" means. Because the federal law gives the states the power to define proficiency, there are 50…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, National Standards, National Competency Tests, Educational Legislation