*www.nea.org
*The amount Class of 2008 dropouts will cost the U.S.
*www.nea.org
*www.nea.org
*www.nea.org
What You Need to Know about the NCLB Act: The No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 is scheduled for reauthorization in 2008. In it’s six years of practice, this act has led to greater numbers of high school dropouts and left schools struggling to make state testing requirements. A law intended to help students and schools in low-income areas has managed to do just the opposite. As the time for reauthorization approaches, we must look closely at what this act has done and what changes need to be made in order to help U.S. students and schools. The No Child Left Behind Act needs to be rewritten, but without support from the American public it will go unchanged. Contact your representatives and encourage them to support the rewriting of No Child Left Behind.
NCLB affects us all. For more information, go to http://edlabor.house.gov.
*Dropout Factory: a school where less than 60% of a freshman class graduates in their senior year
What You Need to Know about the NCLB Act: The No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 is scheduled for reauthorization in 2008. In it’s six years of practice, this act has led to greater numbers of high school dropouts and left schools struggling to make state testing requirements. A law intended to help students and schools in low-income areas has managed to do just the opposite. As the time for reauthorization approaches, we must look closely at what this act has done and what changes need to be made in order to help U.S. students and schools. The No Child Left Behind Act needs to be rewritten, but without support from the American public it will go unchanged. Contact your representatives and encourage them to support the rewriting of No Child Left Behind.
NCLB affects us all. For more information, go to http://edlabor.house.gov.
*The amount the dropouts of the Class of 2008 could have benefitted the U.S. economy had they earned their high school degree.
No Child Left Behind? What You Need to Know about the NCLB Act: The No Child Left Behind Act is scheduled for reauthorization in 2008. In it’s six years of practice, this act has led to greater numbers of high school dropouts and left schools struggling to make state testing requirements. A law that had intended to help students and schools in low-income areas has managed to do just the opposite. As the time for reauthorization approaches, we must look closely at what this act has done and what changes need to be made in order to help U.S. students and schools. The No Child Left Behind Act needs to be rewritten, but without support from the American public it will go unchanged. Contact your representatives and encourage them to support the rewriting of No Child Left Behind.
NCLB affects us all.
For more information, go to http://edlabor.house.gov.
The Struggle to Standardize What You Need to Know about the NCLB Act: The No Child Left Behind Act is scheduled for reauthorization in 2008. In it’s six years of practice, this act has led to greater numbers of high school dropouts and left schools struggling to make state testing requirements. A law that had intended to help students and schools in low-income areas has managed to do just the opposite. As the time for reauthorization approaches, we must look closely at what this act has done and what changes need to be made in order to help U.S. students and schools. The No Child Left Behind Act needs to be rewritten, but without support from the American public it will go unchanged. Contact your representatives and encourage them to support the rewriting of No Child Left Behind.
NCLB affects us all.
For more information, go to http://edlabor.house.gov.
What You Need to Know about NCLB... 1 in 10 U.S. high schools is a Dropout Factory NCLB needs to be rewritten before
more damage can be done!
Honorable George Miller, Chairman Committee on Education and Labor 2181 Rayburn House Office Building Washington D.C. 20515
For more information, check out these websites: edlabor.house.gov nea.org boldapproach.org educatorroundtable.net all4ed.org
or contact your representatives.
No Child Left Behind?
The No Child Left Behind Act must be rewritten, but without support from the American public it will go unchanged. Contact your representatives and encourage them to support the rewriting of No Child Left Behind.
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As all students are also required to pass these state-designed tests as part of their graduation requirements, dropout rates are rising across the nation. The term “dropout factory” has been coined to de-scribe schools where less than 60% of a freshman class graduates in their senior year; it was reported in November 2007 that over 10% of the nation’s schools could be labeled as such.
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As states are now required to assess schools, stan-dardized testing in the form of multiplechoice tests has become the most common method for evaluation. Schools are required to meet a certain percentage of passing students and are pressured to increase that percentage with each passing year.
For a law claiming to provide educators with the freedom to teach their curriculum as they please and to ensure a quality education for all students, it has ultimately achieved the opposite. Teachers must “teach to the test” or cut interdisciplinary work from their curriculum. Administrators are pressured to encourage struggling to students to transfer districts or to dropout rather than suffer the consequences for their poor performance on standardized tests. Yet with all of this, most parents and community members are largely unaware of not only the con-sequences of this act, but also of the act itself.
Sincerely,
As teachers cut back on their curriculum and students struggle to pass their state’s standardized tests, dropout rates are in-creasing at an alarming rate. While many are unaware of the problems brought about by NCLB, these issues affect all Americans, as they will greatly impact the nation’s economy over the coming years.
Help the cause! Mail to the NCLB Committee Chairman.
Please help these students, teachers, schools and our nation’s economy by supporting the rewriting of NCLB.
The Problem with NCLB Although the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 had such great intentions, many issues have developed since it was passed.
While the intention was to increase the flexibility for schools to spend educational funding, NCLB requires schools not meet-ing standards to provide tutoring, after-school services and summer programs. Although the act claims the funding can be spent as deemed fit by the school districts, funds are often spent on provisions required by NCLB standards. Schools not meeting NCLB standards risk being taken over.
Dear Chairman Miller,
In its six years of practice, No Child Left Behind has led to a greater number of high school dropouts and has left schools struggling to make state testing requirements.
Please take the time to fill out the attached card and mail it to NCLB Chairman Miller. Or go to http://forms.house.gov/wyr to contact your representative about this important issue.
The No Child Left Behind Act needs to be rewritten. As it stands now, this act makes no provisions for dealing with the increasing dropout rates across the nation and inadvertently encourages students to drop out of school. The growing number of dropouts affects everyone from the individual student to the average American citizen.
What You Need to Know about the NCLB Act:
NCLB affects us all.
President George W. Bush The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington D.C. 20500
No Child Left Behind? Can the U.S. afford NCLB? What you need to know...
For more information, check out these websites: Honorable George Miller, Chairman Committee on Education and Labor 2181 Rayburn House Office Building Washington D.C. 20515
edlabor.house.gov nea.org boldapproach.org educatorroundtable.net all4ed.org
or contact your representatives.
As the time for NCLB reauthorization is approaching, we must begin to look closely at what this act has done and what changes need to be made in order to help U.S. students and schools. NCLB Background On January 8, 2002, President Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act; the goal of NCLB, to provide all students with a high-quality education and to ensure that schools were held responsible for that education. Individual states were required to set the standards by which all schools would be accountable. In turn, school districts would receive greater flexibility on the spending of educational funding—the intent, to place the decisionmaking powers in the hands of those who know the needs of the students best, the educators. By providing this, NCLB was expected to help close achievement gaps based on race, gender, ethnic and economic backgrounds. In practice, however, this was not the case.
The Problem with NCLB Although the No Child Left Behind Act had such great intentions, many issues have developed since it was passed. As teachers cut back on their curriculum and students struggle to pass their state’s standardized tests, dropout rates are increasing at an alarming rate. While many are unaware of the problems brought about by NCLB, these issues affect all Americans, as they will greatly impact the nation’s economy over the coming years.
As all students are also required to pass these state-designed tests as part of their graduation requirements, dropout rates are rising across the nation. The term “dropout factory” has been coined to describe schools where less than 60% of a freshman class graduates in their senior year; it was reported in November 2007 that over 10% of the nation’s schools could be labeled as such. While the intention was to increase the flexibility for schools to spend educational funding, NCLB requires schools not meeting standards to provide tutoring, afterschool services and summer programs. Although the act claims the funding can be spent as deemed fit by the school districts, those funds are often spent on provisions required by NCLB standards. Additionally, schools not meeting NCLB standards risk being taken over by the government.
The No Child Left Behind Act needs to be rewritten, but without support from the American public it will go unchanged. Contact your representatives and encourage them to support the rewriting of No Child Left Behind.
NCLB affects us all. Please complete the attached cards or go to http://forms.house.gov/wyr to find your representative’s contact information.
Help the cause! Mail these to your representatives.
In its six years of practice, No Child Left Behind has led to a greater number of high school dropouts and has left schools struggling to make state testing requirements.
For a law claiming to provide educators with the freedom to teach their curriculum as they please and to ensure a quality education for all students, it has ultimately achieved the opposite. Teachers must now “teach to the test” or cut interdisciplinary work from their curriculum. Administrators are pressured to encourage struggling to students to transfer districts or to dropout rather than suffer the consequences for their poor performance on standardized tests. Yet with all of this, most parents and community members are largely unaware of not only the consequences of this act, but also of the act itself.
Help the cause! Mail these to your representatives.
What You Need to Know About the NCLB Act:
As states are required to assess schools, standardized testing assuming the form of multiple-choice tests has become the most common method for evaluation. Schools are required to meet a certain percentage of passing students and are pressured to increase that percentage with each year.
Dear
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Dear President Bush,
The No Child Left Behind Act needs to be rewritten. As it stands now, this act makes no provisions for dealing with the increasing dropout rates across the nation and inadvertently encourages students to drop out of school. The growing number of dropouts affects everyone from the individual student to the average American citizen.
The No Child Left Behind Act needs to be rewritten. As it stands now, this act makes no provisions for dealing with the increasing dropout rates across the nation and inadvertently encourages students to drop out of school. The growing number of dropouts affects everyone from the individual student to the average American citizen.
Please help these students, teachers, schools and our nation’s economy by supporting the rewriting of NCLB.
Please help these students, teachers, schools and our nation’s economy by supporting the rewriting of NCLB.
Sincerely,
Sincerely,
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Dear
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Dear Chairman Miller,
The No Child Left Behind Act needs to be rewritten. As it stands now, this act makes no provisions for dealing with the increasing dropout rates across the nation and inadvertently encourages students to drop out of school. The growing number of dropouts affects everyone from the individual student to the average American citizen.
The No Child Left Behind Act needs to be rewritten. As it stands now, this act makes no provisions for dealing with the increasing dropout rates across the nation and inadvertently encourages students to drop out of school. The growing number of dropouts affects everyone from the individual student to the average American citizen.
Please help these students, teachers, schools and our nation’s economy by supporting the rewriting of NCLB.
Please help these students, teachers, schools and our nation’s economy by supporting the rewriting of NCLB.
Sincerely,
Sincerely,
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