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Berliner, David C. – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2010
Backers of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) based their support on the belief that teachers and administrators primarily were responsible for low levels of achievement by America's poor. But this one-sided view is both inadequate and unsupported by the evidence. The author argues that harsh social policies and the pernicious effects of poverty are more…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Economically Disadvantaged, Low Achievement, Educational Policy
Sunderman, Gail L.; Orfield, Gary; Kim, James S. – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2006
Under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, every school is subject to the controversial mandates for annual test score gains contained in the federal law. The law represents a profound change in the relationship between the federal government and state and local education agencies regarding who controls education and has direct implications for…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Scores, Goal Orientation, Federal Government