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Bracey, Gerald W. – Principal Leadership, 2009
Although the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act refers to "low performing" schools as "in need of improvement," no one outside of the U.S. Department of Education uses that phrase. The term most commonly used is "failing." NCLB offers a single, explicit definition of a failing school: one that fails to make adequate…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Improvement, Federal Programs, Educational Indicators