No Child Left Behind
The No Child Left Behind Act strengthens the federal government's role in elementary and secondary education. It aims to raise academic achievement for all students through higher standards and tougher accountability rules.
Spotlight
Teacher Quality in a Changing Policy Landscape: Improvements in the Teacher Pool
A new study examines the relationship between improvements in the academic quality of America’s teaching force and the recent explosion of policy focus on improving teacher quality.
Americans Speak
ETS conducted a series of public opinion polls that examined Americans' views on key education issues. Learn what the survey findings say about the No Child Left Behind Act.
NCLB Renewal an Opportunity for Education Alignment
Reauthorization of No Child Left Behind gives us a chance to forge a true ‘P-16’ school system. Read more.
Research and Related Resources
Unfinished Business: More Measured Approaches in Standards-Based Reform
This report discusses the work still to be done in standards-based education reform.
Schooling, Statistics and Poverty: Can We Measure School Improvement?
This report examines two competing approaches to measuring school quality and discusses their limitations in making high-stakes decisions.
Fourth-Grade Reading Classroom
This report provides a picture of fourth-grade reading instruction in the nation's schools, including information on the teachers, the schools and teachers' instructional and assessment practices.
