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Turnbull, Brenda J.; White, Richard N.; Sinclair, Elizabeth; Riley, Derek; Sipe, Cynthia L.; Pistorino, Carol – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2010
This first of two reports presents early findings from the National Evaluation of the Comprehensive Technical Assistance Centers (Comprehensive Centers), a federally funded program that provides technical assistance to states in connection with the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001. The law authorizing the Comprehensive Centers, the…
Descriptors: School Districts, Technical Assistance, State Action, Program Implementation
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Holland, Nicole E. – Educational Forum, 2008
The 2007 reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act in the United States has provided additional incentive to sustain attention on this law. Based on a review of the literature, this article highlights some objectives of the act and identifies shortcomings associated with the type of assessments the act endorses. Because these assessments…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Assessment, Politics of Education, Educational Indicators
Mayer, Diane E. – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2006
Discussions about appropriate methods for education research have escalated in the wake of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 and related changes to federal policies for educational research and its funding. This legislation highlights the importance of "scientifically-based research" and in particular foregrounds the use of…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Educational Research, Federal Legislation, Politics of Education