No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml

LEGISLATION
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act as Reauthorized by the No Child
Left Behind Act of 2001
http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/esea02/index.html

Public Law print of PL 107-110, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/esea02/107-110.pdf



Building on Results: A Blueprint for Strengthening the No Child Left Behind Act
http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/nclb/buildingonresults.pdf
This document sets forth the administration's policy proposals for reauthorizing the No Child Left Behind Act  

Secretary Spellings released a statement on the Department's priorities for NCLB reauthorization.
http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2007/01/01242007.html

Strengthening the No Child Left Behind Act: Fact Sheets
Overview of Building on Results: A Blueprint for Strengthening the No Child Left Behind Act
http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/nclb/factsheets/blueprint.html

Targeted Flexibility Increased
http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/nclb/factsheets/flexibility.html

Preparing Students to Succeed in the Knowledge Economy
http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/nclb/factsheets/students.html

Strengthening High Schools for the 21st Century
http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/nclb/factsheets/highschools.html

Helping Teachers Close the Achievement Gap
http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/nclb/factsheets/teachers.html

Empowering Parents to Help Their Children Achieve
http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/nclb/factsheets/parents.html

Limited English Proficient Students Benefit from Building on Results
http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/nclb/factsheets/lep.html

Students with Disabilities Benefit Under Building on Results
http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/nclb/factsheets/disabilities.html

Meeting the Challenges of Rural Education
http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/nclb/factsheets/ruraled.html

Reform, Renewal, and Results
http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/nclb/factsheets/reform.html


NCLB REGULATIONS

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml

Press release
Secretary Spellings Announces New Regulations to More Accurately Assess Students With Disabilities Allows states to count 2.0 percent of proficient and advanced scores on alternate assessment when measuring adequate yearly progress
http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2007/04/04042007.html

Regulations

http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/07-1700.htm">http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/07-1700.htm

NOTE:  This is the official document published in the Federal Register on April 9, 2007--Took effect May 9, 2007
Regulations
http://www.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/nclb/fr040407-web.doc
NOTE:  The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register.  This document will be published in the Federal Register on April 9, 2007--Take effect May 9, 2007
The U.S. Department of Education has released final regulations under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) providing additional flexibility to states to more appropriately measure the achievement of certain students with disabilities. These regulations allow states to develop modified academic achievement standards that are challenging for eligible students and measure a student's mastery of grade-level content, but are less difficult than grade-level achievement standards. The new regulations are part of an ongoing effort to ensure that all students, including those with disabilities, fully participate in a state's accountability system and are assessed in an appropriate and accurate manner.

Modified Academic Achievement Standards:  Non-Regulatory Guidance (Draft) April 2007
http://www.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/nclb/twopercent.doc

Fact sheet:
Measuring the Achievement of Students with Disabilities:  What families and schools need to know about modified academic achievement standards
http://www.ed.gov/parents/needs/speced/twopercent.html
http://www.ed.gov/parents/needs/speced/twopercent.pdf

Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
NCLB Title I--Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged Final regulations were published September 13, 2006 in the Federal Register and take effect October 13, 2006.  These regulations implement statutory provisions of Title I, Part A of the ESEA, as amended by the NCLB Act, regarding State, local educational agency (LEA), and school accountability for the academic achievement of limited English proficient (LEP) students and are needed to implement changes to Title I of the ESEA made by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB Act).  [Federal Register: September 13, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 177)][Page 54187-54194]

http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/06-7646.pdf
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/06-7646.htm


Regulations for Programs Implemented Under the No Child Left Behind Act http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/reg/edpicks.jhtml?src=ln

Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR)
http://www.ed.gov/policy/fund/reg/edgarReg/edgar.html


NOTE
Additional resources can be found in the Topics Database under NCLB.  
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http://ideapartnership.org/report.cfm?reportid=230

Mobilizing for Evidence-Based Character Education
http://www.ed.gov/programs/charactered/resources.html
NCLB requires programs to show evidence of their character education programs’ effectiveness, something most districts find difficult because of the lack of standards or benchmarks for measuring students’ character. The new guide, Mobilizing for Evidence-Based Character Education, provides a framework for collecting scientific evidence on character programs.

Giving Parents Options: Strategies for Informing Parents and Implementing Public School Choice and Supplemental Educational Services Under No Child Left Behind
http://www.ed.gov/admins/comm/choice/options/index.html
The Department of Education recently released this guide on maximizing the use of school choice and supplemental educational services. This publication provides school districts and States with ideas and strategies for reaching parents and implementing the public school choice and SES provisions of No Child Left Behind.

Key Policy Letters Signed by the Education Secretary on school choice and SES:  May 15, 2006
www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/secletter/060515.html

Government Accountability Office (GAO)
http://www.gao.gov/

No Child Left Behind Act: Education Actions Could Improve the Targeting of School Improvement Funds to Schools Most in Need of Assistance.  GAO-08-380
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-380
Highlights:  http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d08380high.pdf

Reading First: States Report Improvements in Reading Instruction, but Additional Procedures Would Clarify Education's Role in Ensuring Proper Implementation by States. GAO-07-161, February 28
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-161
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07161high.pdf

No Child Left Behind Act: Education Actions May Help Improve Implementation and Evaluation of Supplemental Educational Services. GAO-07-738T
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-738T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07738thigh.pdf

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT: Education's Data Improvement Efforts Could Strengthen the Basis for Distributing Title III Funds.  GAO-07-140
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-07-140
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07140high.pdf

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT: Education Actions Needed to Improve Local Implementation and State Evaluation of Supplemental Educational Services
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06758.pdf

No Child Left Behind Act: Assistance from Education Could Help States Better Measure Progress of Students with Limited English Proficiency. GAO-06-815
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-815
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d06815high.pdf

No Child Left Behind Act: States Face Challenges Measuring Academic Growth. GAO-06-948T,
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-948T
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d06948thigh.pdf

No Child Left Behind Act: States Face Challenges Measuring Academic Growth That Education's Initiatives May Help Address. GAO-06-661
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-06-661
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d06661high.pdf


Guidance Released For Schoolwide Title I Plans under NCLB
Designing Schoolwide Programs
http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/designingswpguid.doc
The U.S. Secretary of Education (the Secretary) authorizes a schoolwide program under Part A of Title I of the Elementary and  Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left  Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), to consolidate funds from Federal education  programs that the Secretary administers and exempts the school from  complying with many statutory or regulatory provisions of those  programs, if the intent and purposes of the programs are met in the  schoolwide program. The full program guidance is available at:

Federal Register Announcement
http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/other/2004-3/070204a.html

Ensuring Equitable Services to Private School Children: A Title I Resource Tool Kit
http://www.ed.gov/programs/titleiparta/ps/titleitoolkit.pdf


Decision Letters on Each State's Final Assessment System Under No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/nclbfinalassess/index.html

Title I, Part D: Neglected, Delinquent, and At-Risk Youth (Nonregulatory Guidance)
www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/nord.doc

Assessing Students with Disabilities--Online tool kit
http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/speced/toolkit/index.html

Alternate Achievement Standards for Students with the Most Significant Cognitive Disabilities (Non-Regulatory Guidance)
http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/altguidance.pdf

Highly Qualified Teachers: Revised Title II Part A (Non-Regulatory Guidance)
http://www.ed.gov/programs/teacherqual/guidance.pdf

Flexibility for States Raising Achievement for Students with Disabilities Fact Sheet
http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/raising/disab-factsheet.pdf

NLCB tool kit for Hispanic families
A Guide to the Tool Kit for Hispanic Families
http://www.ed.gov/parents/academic/involve/toolkit/index.html
en Español
http://www.ed.gov/espanol/parents/academic/involve/toolkit/index.html

SES in Action Toolkit
http://www.tutorsforkids.org/ToolkitDownload2.asp