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This act was proposed by George W. Bush on January 23, 2001. Representatives John Boehner, George Miller, and Senators Edward Kennedy and Judd Gregg also helped in the creating of this act.
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After the bill was proposed, it went on to be looked over by the house of representatives. By a vote of 384-45 the bill was passed and sent on to the senate.
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After the bill was passed by the House of Representatives, it was then passed on to the Senate. The senate then reviewed and voted on whether or not it would be passed. By a vote of 91-8 the bill was passed.
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After a year of being passed around, debated, and upgraded, the bill was finally sent back to the President to be signed. The bill was then signed into law by President George W. Bush. This was to impact and have a growth mindset in the schools. Back then, and now, all we want is to improve the education of our children. Even though, this might not have been the best way to do so. To find out more visit http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2002/01/16/18bush.h21.html -
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33% of schools fail to pass the AYP This law has only been in action for one year, and it has already shown that it is failing. It continued to fail as time went on. To read more on what happened when AYP was failed go to http://education.findlaw.com/curriculum-standards-school-funding/what-happens-when-a-school-fails-to-make-adequate-yearly-progress.html -
6 school districts that used to apply for the Title 1 funding decided to not apply for the money. They decided this because they realized that they had not met the AYP standards, and wanted to avoid the federal punishment.
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The national education association fights to stop NCLB. Some people think this means they don't want others to succeed, even though this is the opposite of what they want.
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The Department of Education makes the first of several AYP rule changes. This is to loosen the standards so more schools can pass.
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By a unanimous vote, Idaho senate asks to be exempt from the NYCB. 20 states are rebelling against NCLB.
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Joining the NEA, 27 education, civil rights, religious, and other organizations issues a proposal for fixing NCLB to help children learn.
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Texas Education Commissioner Shirley Neeley and Gov Rick Perry in Texas defies the federal rule, making Texas the first state to openly defy an NCLB mandate.
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Nine school districts go to court to stop federal authorities from forcing districts to spend their own money on NCLB requirements.
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Utah rebuffs federal threats and orders school officials to ignore NCLB when it conflicts with Utah’s own school accountability system.
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States believe that by 2014 74%-99% of schools will fail the NCBO standards.
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National Assessment of Educational Progress – known as “The Nation’s Report Card”—show NCLB has failed to improve basic skills. Reading scores, flat for many years, remain flat. Math scores, that were rising for many years, are now rising more slowly. Three years have gone by, and the school system has actually gotten worse.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/no-child-has-failed/2015/02/13/8d619026-b2f8-11e4-827f-93f454140e2b_story.html?utm_term=.7d10e6a400d8 -
For the 2007-2008 school year, for the first time states must implement science achievement standards into their education.
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The NCLB law expires. Most laws expire after 5 years, to make sure that congress is constantly updating. Congress has tried to rewrite and hopes to implement again soon, however they have not been successful. https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/major-groups-beg-congress-to-do-its-job-and-rewrite-nclb/2012/05/06/gIQAtk4x5T_blog.html -
The following have received No Child Left Behind waivers and do not have to follow the AYP standards:
Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Washington, D.C. and Wisconsin. -
According to NCLB by the 2013-2014 school year, students should have been proficient reading, writing, and math because of this program.
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The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) is passed and signed by President Obama. This officially puts an end to
NCLB. This law is to help decrease the federal testing, and to ensure that educators’ voices are part of decision-making at the federal, state, and local levels. http://www.nea.org/home/NoChildLeftBehindAct.html
