No Child Left Behind

These four programs created in 2003 examine the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and feature discussion by local educators, College of Education faculty and testing experts on the implications of the legislation for students, parents, and teachers in Iowa and across the nation.

Programs

Iowa's Approaches to NCLB

This program focuses on Iowa's plans for complying with the NCLB, including the state-level implementation of Reading First.

Policy Implications

NCLB will change basic school policy at both the national and local levels. College of Education professor Peter Hlebowitsh puts the legislation in historical perspective, while Iowa City school official Pam Ehly describes how it is affecting curricular decisions locally.

Testing

The NCLB legislation mandates new testing for both students and teachers. In this program, three experts on standardized testing examine what tests can and cannot tell us about academic growth.

Potential Problems and Pitfalls

In this panel discussion, taped October 24, 2003, participants from the College of Education, local teachers and representatives of elected officials address issues of testing, scientific research, and policy as related to NCLB.

Links

North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (www.ncrel.org)

• Ahead of the Curve: Emerging Policy Issues - NCREL's online resource designed to help education leaders, policymakers, and educators at all levels respond to and understand the shifting world of education policy. (www.ncrel.org/policy/curve)

U.S. Department of Education

• NCLB (www.nclb.gov/)
• No Child Left Behind: A Desktop Reference (www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/nclbreference/index.html?src=rt 4)
• Links to Reading resources (www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/az.html#R)
• Reading First (www.ed.gov/programs/readingfirst/index.html)
• Early Reading First (www.ed.gov/programs/earlyreading/index.html)

Reading Web Sites

• The National Reading Panel (www.nationalreadingpanel.org)
• The National Institute for Literacy (www.nifl.gov)
• International Reading Association (www.ira.org)
• Ask Eric search engine (ericir.syr.edu/Eric/adv_search.shtml)
• Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement (www.ciera.org)

State of Iowa Web Sites

• NCLB (www.state.ia.us/educate/ecese/nclb)
• Reading First (www.state.ia.us/educate/ecese/is/rf/)

Testing

• Iowa Testing Programs (www.uiowa.edu/~itp)
• ACT, Inc. (www.atc.org)

Miscellaneous

• Educational Testing Services (www.ets.org/aboutets/child)
• Education Commission of the States (nclb.ecs.org/nclb/)
• Center on Education Policy - several articles as web pages or downloadable pdf files. (www.cep-dc.org/nclb/)
• American Federation of Teachers - Slide presentation on No Child Left Behind Act, January 15, 2002. (Summary of major provisions) (PDF 276K) (www.aft.org/edissues/downloads/TitleI_PPC_Jan02.pdf)
• From The White House - NCLB (www.whitehouse.gov/news/reports/no-child-left-behind.html)