NO CHILD LEFT BEHINDBy Emily Schmidberger, Brittany Shearer, Destinee Simonin, and Lindsay Stricker

What Law Established NCLB?

Reauthorization of Elementary and Secondary Act

This program was established while George W. Bush was president

Controversy

There is a lot of controversy and debate surrounding what the standardized test scores should stand for

Some people believe that the scores of the standardized tests set up in this act should not determine the students placement and graduation

Many people are upset because they think that schools are teaching to help students pass the test versus actually educating them and helping them learn the material

The government is changing from NCLB to SASA It is said that common core (SASA) is NCLB on

steroids, which is where the controversy lies today

Waiver

A waiver is what the government gives states so they have more flexibility on the act

34 states signed up for the waiver in 2012-2013

These expire at the end of the 2013-2014 school years

Cost

144.5 billion all together (Ohio spent 35.1 billion on education)

In 2013, the program cost around 20.5 billion.

The costs are greater than anticipated by about 30%

When and Why?

NCLB was established on January 8th, 2002

Mission Statement: higher accountability for test results More choices for parents Higher qualified teachers Flexibility regarding funding Encourage proven education methods

States Participation

Not all states participate in NCLB or the administration Connecticut Delaware Louisiana Maryland New York North Carolina Ohio Rhode Island

Percentage of Cost

Amount of money borne by the federal government 56% in 2008 76% in 2002

How is NCLB administered?

Congress authorized 5 year funding levels for 5 of the 45 authorized NCLB programs

The other 40 programs were authorized at specific amounts for the initial year of funding

Grants Basic Grant Formula: allocates funding to

school districts based on number of poor children. They serve any school district with at least ten poor children or +2% of it’s students in poverty

Concentration Grant Formula: School must have at least 15% of children in poverty or 6500 poor children

Grants Cont.

Targeted Grant Formula: Provides more money per child as districts poverty rate increases, so that higher poverty school districts get more money per child than lower ones

Education Finance Incentive Grant Formula: Takes into account the percent of per capita income devoted to education and equitably the state school finance system distributes state and local funding for education

Other Requirements for Funding Implement a number

of education policies States must

implement laws that hold school and districts accountable if they fail to make adequate yearly progress in improving student achievement

Department of Education

The department of Education is the federal government department agency that oversees and administers the NCLB

The department of education under the Obama administration is proposing improvements

The Obama administration released its blue print for revising the ESEA on March 13th, 2010

Department of Education Cont. This blueprint builds on the significant reforms

already made in response to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 around four areas

1. Improving teacher and principal effectiveness2. Providing information to families to help them

evaluate and improve their children’s schools3. Implementing college-and-career-ready

standards4. Improving student learning and achievement in in America’s lowest-performing schools by providing intensive support and effective

interventions

NCLB vs SASA

In the article, they discussed moving toward SASA and moving away from NCLB, because it is said that NCLB is the reason education in America is failing

The government believes that moving towards SASA will help create higher education, because it uses proven methods of helping low achieving schools

What percent did the government pay in 2008?

A. 56%B. 76%C. 94%D. 12%

Answer

A. 56%

What is the program taking over NCLB?

A. ESEAB. SASAC. NBLA

Answer

B. SASA

How many type of grants are mentioned?

a. 6b. 9c. 3d. 4

Answer

D. 4

What is most controversy over?A. Test scoresB. Teachers C. GradesD. Funding

Answer

A. Test scores

How many waivers were signed last year?

A. 64B. 44C. 24D. 34

Answer

D.34