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No Child Left Behind Act: Enhancements in the Department of Education's Review Process Could Improve State Academic Assessments. Report to the Chairman, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S. Senate. GAO-09-911
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Ashby, Cornelia M. – US Government Accountability Office, 2009
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLBA) requires states to develop high-quality academic assessments aligned with state academic standards. The Department of Education (Education) has provided states with about $400 million for NCLBA assessment implementation every year since 2002. The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) examined: (1)…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Academic Standards, State Standards, Educational Assessment
State and Local Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act. Volume VI--Targeting and Uses of Federal Education Funds
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Chambers, Jay G.; Lam, Irene; Mahitivanichcha, Kanya; Esra, Phil; Shambaugh, Larisa; Stullich, Stephanie – US Department of Education, 2009
Achieving the goals of federal education legislation depends on how federal funds are distributed and used. Since the enactment of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) in 1965, various federal programs have been created to support educational improvement and target additional resources to meet the educational needs of children who are…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Federal Aid, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
How Does a State or Local Educational Agency Allocate Funds to Charter Schools That Are Opening for the First Time or Significantly Expanding Their Enrollment? Nonregulatory Guidance. 34 CFR Part 76, Subpart H
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Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, US Department of Education, 2000
The United States Department of Education's (Department or ED) Public Charter Schools Program (PCSP) provides support for the planning, program design, and initial implementation of charter schools; the evaluation of the effects of charter schools; and the dissemination of information about charter schools and successful practices in charter…
Descriptors: State Agencies, School Districts, Educational Planning, Program Design
Can Title I Attain Its Goal?
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Farkas, George; Hall, L. Shane – Brookings Papers on Education Policy, 2000
The federal government's more than thirty-year attempt to solve the problems of poverty--in particular, the diminished life chances of children from low-income households--has been, according to these authors, largely unsuccessful. Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965 is, and has been, the most heavily funded…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Elementary Secondary Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Mathematics Achievement