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Direct linkLarsen, S. Eric; Lipscomb, Stephen; Jaquet, Karina – Public Policy Institute of California, 2011
Federal education policy will soon undergo a major revision, with significant consequences for the state's own policy and practices. This report seeks to help federal and state policymakers consider this restructuring and one of its core questions: How should schools and school districts be held accountable for the academic progress of their…
Descriptors: Sanctions, Federal Legislation, Economically Disadvantaged, Academic Achievement
Download full textMathis, William J. – Education Policy Research Unit, 2009
Across the nation, the final stage of school restructuring is being reached by an inexorably increasing number of schools. Under the No Child Left Behind law, if a school does not make its adequate yearly progress targets after four previous years of being "in need of improvement," it must implement a fundamental restructuring plan. The…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, School Restructuring, Sanctions, Federal Legislation
Peer reviewedMintrop, Heinrich; Sunderman, Gail L. – Educational Researcher, 2009
The federal accountability system, made universal through the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002, is a system driven by quotas and sanctions, stipulating the progression of underperforming schools through sanctions based on meeting performance quotas for specific demographic groups. The authors examine whether the current federal accountability…
Descriptors: Sanctions, Federal Legislation, Quotas, Accountability
Appleseed, 2008
Parent involvement in New Mexico, and around the nation, is an essential element in the success of students and their schools. This simple point anchors the federal law known as the "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001" ("NCLB"). NCLB establishes state, district and school requirements designed to promote more effective parent…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Federal Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Improvement
Scott, George A. – Government Accountability Office, 2007
Concerns have been raised about the Department of Education's (Education) role in overseeing the lenders and schools that participate in the largest of the federal government's student loan programs, the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP). GAO was asked to analyze Education's use of its oversight, guidance, and enforcement authorities…
Descriptors: Industry, Guidance, Federal Programs, Federal Regulation
Bracey, Gerald W. – Education Policy Research Unit, 2005
This brief examines how No Child Left Behind (NCLB) dollars flow from the federal government through states and districts and into the coffers of companies, mostly for-profit companies. The brief makes the case that the law enriches many private companies and individuals, especially those close to President George W. Bush and his family. The brief…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Educational Finance, Costs
