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
ESSA Clears Out Underbrush on School Improvement Path
The new federal K-12 law gives states and districts a freer hand in fixing their lowest-performing schools, but questions loom on whether that leeway will translate into better outcomes.
Every Student Succeeds Act
Assuring Needy Groups of Students Aren't Overlooked
A focus on the bottom of the scale may mask challenges for higher-performing schools when it comes to boosting achievement for students who lag behind.
Every Student Succeeds Act
ESSA Raises K-12 Stakes in 2016 State-Level Elections
Whoever voters pick in November's legislative and gubernatorial races will have significant new leverage in shaping states' education agendas under the Every Student Succeeds Act.
Every Student Succeeds Act
Report Roundup
Research Use
The Every Student Succeeds Act will give states and districts more authority to be creative in improving schools, but they will need support to use research and data effectively, according to a report by the Center for American Progress think tank and the Knowledge Alliance, a professional group for federally funded research organizations.
Federal
Letter to the Editor
'Tortured' Data Offer No Proof
To the Editor:
The 2015 edition of the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act is called the Every Student Succeeds Act. The name carries the identical meaning to the 2002 model that it replaces, No Child Left Behind. The themes are also similar: States' failure to deliver good data on school and student achievement may be punished by the federal government's withholding of what little available funding exists.
The 2015 edition of the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act is called the Every Student Succeeds Act. The name carries the identical meaning to the 2002 model that it replaces, No Child Left Behind. The themes are also similar: States' failure to deliver good data on school and student achievement may be punished by the federal government's withholding of what little available funding exists.
College & Workforce Readiness
Diplomas Count Wraps Up Decade-Long Run
Over the years, Diplomas Count—in addition to its annual graduation-rate analysis—has highlighted issues critical to the goal of ensuring that all students get an equal opportunity to earn a high school diploma.
Every Student Succeeds Act
Biggest Transitions Facing States for ESSA Accountability Flagged in New Report
The Every Student Succeeds Act will require at least a few significant shifts for the indicators states use for student achievement and school quality, the Center for American Progress says.
Every Student Succeeds Act
Colorado Officials Hit the Road to Gather Views on ESSA
Town hall meetings, online surveys, and task forces aim to hear what the public thinks about the Every Student Succeeds Act as the NCLB law's successor rolls out.
Every Student Succeeds Act
ESSA Panel Hammers Out New Testing Regulations
Negotiators agreed to rules on key assessment issues under the Every Student Succeeds Act, but failed to reach accord on regulations covering a sticky spending issue.
Every Student Succeeds Act
Explainer
The Every Student Succeeds Act: An ESSA Overview
2015's Every Student Succeeds Act rolls back much of the federal government's big footprint in education policy.
Every Student Succeeds Act
Throwback Thursday: Negotiating Rules for No Child Left Behind
Negotiated rulemaking was successful, but contentious, when negotiators wrote regulations for the No Child Left Behind Act in 2002.
Federal
Opinion
With ESSA, States Should Partner With Districts
ESSA shifts K-12 policy authority to the states, but it's no guarantee that schooling will improve, writes Michael V. McGill.
Every Student Succeeds Act
Military Career Testing Could Get ESSA Boost
As the state testing landscape shifts with the Every Student Succeeds Act, the military could see greater access for its optional aptitude test and career-exploration program.
Reading & Literacy
Will the Common Core Step Up Schools' Focus on Grammar?
To read and understand complex texts, some educators say students will need a deep knowledge of grammar.
