Title: Archived: Introduction: No Child Left Behind
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Supports learning in the early years, thereby preventing many learning difficulties that may arise later
Provides more information for parents about their child's progress
Alerts parents to important information on the performance of their child's school
Gives children and parents a lifeline
Improves teaching and learning by providing better information to teachers and principals
Ensures that teacher quality is a high priority
Gives more resources to schools
Allows more flexibility
Focuses on what works
Why No Child Left Behind Is Important to America
Federal Spending on K-12 Education under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and NAEP Reading Scores (Age 9)
United for Results
Because of No Child Left Behind:

Content: They will provide parents with objective data on where their child stands academically. Alerts parents to important information on the performance of their child's school
No Child Left Behind requires states and school districts to give parents easy-to-read, detailed report cards on schools and districts, telling them which ones are succeeding and why. Included in the report cards are student achievement data broken out by race, ethnicity, gender, English language proficiency, migrant status, disability status and low-income status; as well as important information about the professional qualifications of teachers. With these provisions, No Child Left Behind ensures that parents have important, timely information about the schools their children attend--whether they are performing well or not for all children, regardless of their background. Gives children and parents a lifeline
In this new era of education, children will no longer be trapped in the dead end of low-performing schools. Under No Child Left Behind, such schools must use their federal funds to make needed improvements. In the event of a school's continued poor performance, parents have options to ensure that their children receive the high-quality education to which they are entitled. That might mean that children can transfer to higher-performing schools in the area or receive supplemental educational services in the community, such as tutoring, after-school programs or remedial classes. Improves teaching and learning by providing better information to teachers and principals
Annual tests to measure children's progress provide teachers with independent information about each child's strengths and weaknesses.