NCLB Meets School Realities : Lessons from the Field

by Gail L. Sunderman

• ISBN13: 9781412915557
• ISBN10: 1412915554
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-06-01
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

Based on data from 6 states and 11 districts, this essential resource helps educators understand the issues raised by NCLB and its implications for educating all children.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
About the Authors	xxi
About the Contributors	xxiii
Introduction	xxv
When Federal Power is Expanded: The Politics of Implementing the No Child Left Behind Act	1	(22)
Implementing NCLB	5	(12)
Bush Administration and Federalism: An Activist Administration	6	(3)
State Fiscal Constraints	9	(3)
Increasing Political Opposition Within the States	12	(3)
State Capacity to Implement NCLB	15	(2)
Conclusions and Implications	17	(2)
Resource	19	(4)
Required Elements for State Accountability Systems	19	(4)
Test-Based Accountability and the Achievement Gap	23	(16)
Test-Based Accountability: Its Goals and Consequences	25	(1)
The Implications of Federal Accountability	26	(9)
Dual Accountability Systems	26	(5)
Inconsistent Proficiency Standards	31	(1)
Disparate Impact of Subgroup Rules for Minority Students and Their Schools	32	(3)
Implications for Policymakers and Educators	35	(4)
Does NCLB Provide Good Choices for Students in Underperforming Schools?	39	(18)
Lessons Learned From Magnet Schools and Inter-District Choice	41	(1)
Student Transfer Rates	42	(4)
Requesting Transfers and Moving Schools: The Extent of Choice Among Eligible Students	43	(2)
Explaining Differences in Parental Response to the Transfer Option	45	(1)
Schooling Options Under NCLB	46	(4)
The Number of Schools Chosen to Accept Student Transfers	47	(1)
Sending Schools, Receiving Schools, Eligible Receiving Schools: Comparing Proficiency Levels	47	(3)
Constraints on Implementing Choice	50	(3)
Capacity Constraints	50	(1)
Conflict Between State Testing Schedules and Choice Implementation Timelines	51	(1)
Pre-Existing Choice Programs	52	(1)
Implications for Educators	53	(4)
School District Experience With Supplemental Educational Services	57	(24)
Supplemental Services: A New Direction for Title I	58	(2)
Eligibility and Participation in Supplemental Services	60	(4)
Student Eligibility for Supplemental Educational Services by Race and Ethnicity	61	(1)
Student Participation in Supplemental Educational Services	62	(2)
Implementing Supplemental Services	64	(10)
Increased Administrative Burden	65	(2)
Managing the Supplemental Service Providers	67	(4)
Costs of Supplemental Educational Services	71	(1)
Coordinating Supplemental Educational Services With the School Curriculum	72	(2)
Challenges to Evaluating Supplemental Educational Services	74	(2)
Conclusion	76	(2)
Resource	78	(3)
Listening to Teachers: Classroom Realities and NCLB	81	(24)
Christopher Tracey
Survey Methodology	82	(1)
Teachers' Views of Their Schools	83	(4)
Summary	86	(1)
Accountability, Sanctions, and Incentives	87	(9)
NCLB Sanctions and Accountability	88	(7)
Summary	95	(1)
What Teachers Need	96	(7)
Summary	101	(2)
Conclusion	103	(2)
Graduation Rate Accountability Under the No Child Left Behind Act	105	(16)
Daniel J. Losen
The Crisis Affects All Students, Especially Minorities	109	(1)
How Graduation Rate Accountability Fits Into the Larger Scheme of NCLB	109	(2)
Administrative Emasculation	111	(6)
Federal Regulations, Weak Implementation	112	(3)
Federal Approval of Weak State Accountability Systems	115	(2)
Court Response to Low Graduation and High Dropout Rates	117	(1)
Conclusion	118	(3)
Conclusion: Rethinking No Child Left Behind	121	(6)
Lessons From Our Research	122	(3)
What We Need	125	(2)
Endnotes	127	(4)
References	131	(10)
Index	141