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Direct linkChubb, John; Clark, Constance – Education Sector, 2013
With the adoption of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) in 2002, the federal government signaled its intention to close achievement gaps in K-12 education, particularly for minority students. While there has been surprising progress in educating disadvantaged students since the law was passed, according to a new report released today by Education…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Federal Government
Dodge, Lynn Johnson – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study examined whether or not an approved change to Kentucky's subgroup size increased the exclusion of the disabilities subgroup from middle grade AYP calculations, the influence poverty and disability have on these subgroups' inclusion in middle grade level AYP calculations, and the accuracy of middle grade AYP status determinations based…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Mainstreaming, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Federal Legislation
Mazza, Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The No Child Left Behind Act is a mandate from the federal government for education to increase student performance and school accountability. As a result of this mandate, many states have issued the use of high-stakes standardized tests as a means of monitoring schools' accountability. New York State administers the English Language Arts (ELA)…
Descriptors: Intervention, Federal Legislation, Language Arts, Standardized Tests
Download full textGuerra, Michael – National Assessment Governing Board, 2009
As the National Assessment Governing Board marks its 20th anniversary, it looks back at its stewardship of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) with understandable pride. NAEP existed for 20 years before the Board was established to provide an independent governance structure for the assessment. During its first two decades, NAEP…
Descriptors: Governance, National Competency Tests, Governing Boards, Educational Policy
Rabb, Theodore K. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2007
Last month the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the federally financed "Nation's Report Card," released the results of its 2006 tests of historical knowledge among schoolchildren. Although there were hints of small improvements since the last NAEP test in 2001 (47 percent rather than 43 percent of 12th graders had at…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, United States History, History Instruction, Test Results
Carey, Kevin – Education Sector, 2006
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) gives states wide discretion to define what students must learn, how that knowledge should be tested, what test scores constitute proficiency, set standards for high school graduation rates, teacher qualifications, school safety and many other aspects of school performance. As a result, states are largely free to define…
Descriptors: Credentials, Graduation Rate, School Safety, Federal Legislation
