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NCLB: The Myth, The History, The Reality

NCLB: The Myth, The History, The Reality. Jeanne Tunks Teacher Education and Administration. Past. 1954 – desegregation of school populations

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NCLB: The Myth, The History, The Reality

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  1. NCLB: The Myth, The History, The Reality Jeanne Tunks Teacher Education and Administration

  2. Past • 1954 – desegregation of school populations • 1965 – Elementary and Secondary Education Act – War on Poverty – emphasis on basics; reading, writing, mathematics; equity, improved teacher preparation • 1971 – Desegregation enforced – court ordered busing • 1983 – Nation at Risk – loss of rigor – call for standardization and reforms

  3. Standards Movement • 1989 – National Standards • 1994 – ESEA Re-authorization – outcome based education • 1998 – states implementing national standards • 2001 – ESEA re-authorization – NCLB – emphasis on accountability, rankings, ratings, remediation, re-alignment

  4. Components of NCLB • Testing in mathematics and reading, grades 3-8, one year in High School; science testing added 2005 • Schools rated for Adequate Yearly Progress – if don’t make mark in Title I schools, Supplemental Education Services are provided OR school choice by parents, at expense of Title I school • All gaps in achievement among disparate groups of children closed by 2014; 100% literacy and mathematics proficiency

  5. Present • NCLB still in place – unauthorized/unfunded as of 2008 • Schools rated by states = Adequate Yearly Progress • Schools qualify for funding by AYP rating • 2009 - New funds put in place by O’Bama administration in the form of ARRA Law; provides grants to schools that seek to create equity, show accountability, and innovation – Race to the Top

  6. Current status in Texas • 2011-2011 – 249 school districts and 218 schools cited for not making AYP; marked for improvement plans • 2011 TAKS test results: elementary, middle school, and high school; reading, writing, mathematics • 50th – 55th percentile • Creation of new Career and College Readiness Standards, New STARR test, adding 12 end of course exams for graduation requirement – components of tests unknown

  7. Outcomes of High Stakes Testing/NCLB • Minimizing of curriculum • Students not ready for college or careers • Sense of inadequacy and desperation on part of teachers, administrators; resulting at times in acts of desperation • Re-segregation – parents seeking exemplary schools, fleeing from failing school districts • Title I students continue to be behind, although some examples of exemplary Title I schools exist in Texas

  8. Future • Unknown – no congressional re-authorized since 2002, due 2008, no movement by Congress to re-authorize Current Solutions • Secretary Duncan – provided over 300 waivers for AYP since 2009; fewer than 100 in eight previous years • O’BamaBlueprint – 2009 recommended reauthorization of ESEA • Career and College Readiness • Great teachers and leaders • Equity and opportunity • Rewards for excellence • Promote innovation

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