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9780833049599

Reauthorizing No Child Left Behind: Facts and Recommendations

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    9780833049599

  • ISBN10:

    0833049593

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-05-16
  • Publisher: RAND Corporation
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Summary

This report synthesizes findings and draws lessons about the implementation and results of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) based on data from two previous studies that were conducted under contract to the U.S. Department of Education and from a third study funded by the National Science Foundation. Progress to date suggests that NCLB's ambitious goal of having 100 percent of U.S. students proficient in reading and mathematics by 2014 will not be met. In addition, the flexibility provided to states by the law has resulted in the establishment of a different accountability system in every state, each with different academic standards, levels of students proficiency, and teacher requirements. Parents have not responded in great numbers either to school choice or to receiving supplemental educational services options. Should Congress reauthorize NCLB, the authors recommend that it consider making the following changes to the law: promote more-uniform academic standards and teacher qualification requirements across states, set more-appropriate improvement targets, broaden the measures of student learning beyond multiple-choice tests in reading and mathematics to include more subjects and tests of higher-thinking and problem-solving skills, focus improvement efforts on all schools while continuing to offer parental choice, and provide incentives for highly qualified teachers to teach in low-performing schools. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Prefacep. iii
Figurep. xi
Executive Summaryp. xiii
Acknowledgmentsp. xix
Abbreviationsp. xxi
Introductionp. 1
Objective and Limitations of This Reportp. 3
What Are the Key NCLB Provisions?p. 4
Develop a Standards-Based System of Measures and Targets for Student Achievementp. 4
Identify Schools and Districts That Need Improvementp. 6
Provide Appropriate Assistance and Require Interventions to Stimulate School and District Improvementp. 7
Set Requirements for Highly Qualified Teachersp. 9
Provide Useful Information About School Performance and Teachers to Stakeholdersp. 10
Organization of This Reportp. 11
How Did States Implement the NCLB Provisions?p. 13
How States Implemented Standardsp. 13
Academic Content Standardsp. 13
Academic Achievement Standardsp. 14
Teacher Standardsp. 15
How States Implemented Student Assessmentsp. 16
How States Implemented AYP Provisionsp. 18
AYP Indicatorsp. 18
AYP Targetsp. 19
Methods to Avoid Misclassifying Schoolsp. 21
Establishing Title III AMAO Targetsp. 21
Conclusionsp. 22
How Did Districts and Schools Perform with NCLB in Place?p. 23
How Schools Did in Terms of Making AYPp. 23
Making or Not Making AYPp. 23
Which Schools Are More Likely Not to Make AYPp. 24
Why Schools Do Not Make AYPp. 25
Which Districts and Schools Were Identified for Improvementp. 26
The General Trends for Schools and Districts Identified for Improvementp. 26
Where Schools Identified for Improvement Are Concentratedp. 27
Reasons Schools Were Identified for Improvementp. 28
Are the Nation's Teachers Highly Qualified?p. 28
Conclusionsp. 30
How Did Education Stakeholders Respond to Improve Student Performance?p. 31
How Federal Funds Were Allocated and Used by Districts and Schoolsp. 31
Where Federal Funding Wentp. 32
How Federal Funds Were Usedp. 33
What Stakeholders Did to Improve School Performancep. 34
State and District Technical Assistance to Schoolsp. 34
School Improvement Activitiesp. 35
Implementing NCLB-Required Interventions for Schoolsp. 36
What Stakeholders Did to Improve District Performancep. 38
Enhancing Teacher Qualificationsp. 40
Recruiting Highly Qualified Teachersp. 40
Retaining Highly Qualified Teachersp. 41
Improving the Quality of Existing Teachersp. 42
Teacher and Principal Responses to Implementing NCLB Provisionsp. 43
How Information About NCLB Performance Assessments Was Provided to All Stakeholdersp. 44
Timing of Reports on State Assessment Testsp. 45
Content of State Report Cardsp. 45
Effectiveness of Communications with Stakeholdersp. 46
Conclusionsp. 46
How Did Parents Respond to the Services Provided?p. 49
Public School Choice and SES Optionsp. 49
Availability of Optionsp. 49
Growth in Number of Eligible Studentsp. 50
Student Participation Ratep. 51
Communication with Parents About Optionsp. 51
Reasons for Participating in School Choice and SESp. 53
Implementing and Monitoring SESp. 53
Conclusionsp. 54
How Can NCLB Be Made More Effective?p. 55
Promote More-Uniform Academic Standardsp. 56
Promote More-Uniform Teacher Qualification Requirementsp. 57
Set More-Appropriate Improvement Targetsp. 57
Broaden the Measures of Student Learningp. 58
Provide Incentives for Teachers to Teach in Low-Performing Schoolsp. 59
Allow for a More Flexible System of Interventionsp. 59
Broaden Staff Developmentp. 60
Enhance School Choicep. 60
Commit More Resources to Developmental Activitiesp. 61
Appendixes
Data Sources for This Reportp. 63
Abstracts of Reportsp. 65
Referencesp. 73
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