No Child Left Behind

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) is an education reform designed to improve student achievement.  The U.S. Department of Education states:

With passage of No Child Left Behind, Congress reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the foremost federal law affecting education from kindergarten through high school.  In amending the ESEA, the new law represents a sweeping overhaul of federal efforts to support elementary and secondary education in the United States.  It is built on four common-sense pillars: accountability for results; an emphasis on doing what works based on scientific research; expanded parental options; and expanded local control and flexibility.    (No Child Left Behind: A Parents Guide, 2003)

Visit the No Child Left Behind website at www.nclb.gov for more information.