No Child Left Behind Will Reform Our Educational System Essay -- Finan

No Child unexpended Behind Will Reform Our Educational System(this essay is absentminded the works cited)Just three days after taking office in January of 2001 as the forty third president of the United States, George W. Bush announced his plan of No Child unexpended Behind. Signed January 8, 2002, it was the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the central federal law in pre-collegiate education. (Rebora) No Child Left Behind cle bed Congress in a landslide with overwhelming majorities. (Seligman) It was said to be the most ambitious indoctrinate reform effort in at least a generation. (Symonds) No Child Left Behind, is a landmark in education reform, designed to improve student achievement and assortment the culture of Americas shoals. Bush describes his plan as the cornerstone of my administration (Rebora).At a time of wide public concern about the state of education, the legislation specializes in place requirements that reach into virtually every public school in America. The law emphasizes accountability, instructor reference, parent choice, improved teaching methods, and flexibility. (Correa) Strict requirements and deadlines have been set for states to expand the scope and frequency of student testing, revamp their accountability dust and guarantee that every classroom is staffed by a ?highly qualified? teacher in his or her own subject area. (I ed) The plan also mandates annual student testing in reading and math by 2005, and requires all school districts to allow students in consistently low-performing schools to transfer to higher performing schools, at the districts expense. (Hull) From year to year, states are required to improve the quality of their schools. No Child Left Behind has expanded the federal ... ...spects that put too much of a burden upon the teachers. All children deserve an excellent education, but it takes more than the teachers and the school system to ensure the success of a child. The child must have the drive and parents as well must be involved. Although the plan has many great ideas, the school system should not be punished if a small group fails what about the large amount that is doing wonderfully? This law was an outstanding start. Now that lawmakers are aware of the problems, they need to act. The worst that could happen is that No Child Left Behind is unchanged, leaving behind yet another child. (Symonds) ?Reform is no chronic about access or money. It is no longer about compliance or excuses. It is about improving student achievement by improving the quality of the education we offer American students.? Secretary of Education Rod Paige.