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Shelly, Bryan – Educational Policy, 2012
The federal government promised that it would limit waiver grants to states for the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). It largely kept that promise, but states did gain significant flexibility through amendments to accountability plans. OLS model estimates showed that larger, more affluent, and more Republican states submitted more amendment…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Federal Government, Accountability, Educational Policy
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Johnson, Karen E.; Peck, Kyle; Wise, John – Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, 2007
The No Child Left Behind Act requires each state to set a series of annual targets to ensure that all students make adequate yearly progress in achieving proficiency in reading and mathematics by 2013/14. Schools must monitor annual progress toward proficiency goals for each of several subgroups, including students with disabilities, as well as…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation