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Amy Wolf and Kaci Campbell

Amy Wolf and Kaci Campbell. Why all the hype about NCLB?. What is it?. Jan. 8, 2002 ESEA (1965) Four Principles: Accountability! More flexibility/local control Parent options Scientifically proven teaching methods Achievement gap. Who does it affect?. Students Parents Teachers

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Amy Wolf and Kaci Campbell

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  1. Amy Wolf and Kaci Campbell

  2. Why all the hype about NCLB?

  3. What is it? • Jan. 8, 2002 • ESEA (1965) • Four Principles: • Accountability! • More flexibility/local control • Parent options • Scientifically proven teaching methods • Achievement gap

  4. Who does it affect? • Students • Parents • Teachers • Schools

  5. Title 1 Schools • ESEA • Disadvantaged students • Funding • Teacher qualification • Accountability

  6. Assessment • Accountability • AYP • “needs imp.” • “corrective action” • NAEP • Emphasis on…

  7. What has NCLB accomplished?

  8. Statistics • What is Disaggregated Data? Total North Carolina NCLB Funding (2007): $497,179,879; a 75% increase over 2001 levels info from www.ed.gov/nclb

  9. More Statistics • Reading • Ages 9, 13, 17; Gender; Racial/ethnic • Math • Ages 9, 13, 17; Gender; Racial/ethnic not mentioned • Other subjects? • (Summarize Stats)

  10. What are common reactions?

  11. Positive Reactions • Promote educational growth/achievement • Parents provided with students’ progress • Close achievement gaps • Provide equal opportunity • High qualified teachers

  12. Negative Reactions • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nwOmbmpu2U&feature=related (Curriculum) • Testing • Teacher qualifications • Other factors…

  13. Are there proposed changes?

  14. Yes there are: • Regulations – Strengthen/Clarify • April 22, 2008 • Margaret Spellings • Group collaboration to sign proposed changes • Updated from Oct 2004 • November 17, 2008

  15. Future Change in Education?

  16. Proposed Changes • Support Teachers • Increase Funding for Early Childhood Educ. • Close Low-Performance Charter Schools • Increase High School Graduation Rates • Increase Access to College • Increase Expanded Learning Opportunities • Reform NCLB Act’s Focus on Testing

  17. Resources for You: • Toolkit for teachers http://www.ed.gov/teachers/nclbguide/index2.html • NCLB Teacher Requirements Guide http://www.cde.ca.gov/nclb/sr/tq/documents/nclbresourceguide.pdf • Teacher Quality www.teacherquality.us • Essex, Nathan L. (2006). What Every Teacher Should Know About No Child Left Behind. New York, NY: Pearson.

  18. What do you think? Opinions? Stories? Contradictions?

  19. Sources: • (2006). Fast facts. Retrieved April 8, 2009, from National Center for Education Statistics Web site: http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=38 • (2009, March 10). NCLB. Retrieved April 6, 2009, from U.S. Department of Education Web site: http://www.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml • Essex, Nathan L. (2006). A Teacher's Pocket Guide to School Law. New York, NY: Pearson. • Essex, Nathan L. (2006). What Every Teacher Should Know About No Child Left Behind. New York, NY: Pearson. • Hopkins, Leigh (2008, November 6). President obama's proposed education agenda. Retrieved April 7, 2009, from Suite101.com Web site: http://educationalissues.suite101.com/article.cfm/president_obamas_proposed_education_agenda • Karwasinski, P. (2006, March 15). A guide to the no child left behind act. Retrieved April 7, 2009, from The Center for Public Education Web site: http://www.centerforpubliceducation.org/site/c.goJQI0OwElH/b.2119071/k.D126/A_guide_to_the_No_Child_Left_Behind_Act.htm • White, D. pros & cons of the no child left behind act. Retrieved April 7, 2009, from About Web site: http://usliberals.about.com/od/education/i/NCLBProsCons.htm • Yudof, S. (2008, April 22). U.S. secretary of education margaret spellings announces proposed regulations to strengthen no child left behind. Retrieved April 7, 2009, from ED Web site: http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2008/04/04222008.html

  20. Images (in order of appearance) • http://www.professorlewis.com/myblog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/nclbimage.jpg • http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2678&Q=320780 • http://www.sunlife.com.ph/images/pn_education.jpg • http://mushingdogs.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/nclb.jpg • http://www.bascom.com/images/solutions/gcb/nclb.gif • http://www.yubanet.com/artman/uploads/nclb.gif • http://orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/no-happy-children-left-behind.gif • http://bizbox.slate.com/blog/ObamaLogo.jpg

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