No Child Left Behind: 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.

Other NCLB programs

Participants:

Robert Brennan
Professor and Director, Center for Advanced Studies in Measurement and Assessment
 
Linda Fielding
Associate Professor, Curriculum and Instruction
 
Susan Lagos
Professor and former principal in the Cedar Rapids School District
 
Allison Corbin
Teacher, Johnson Elementary School in Cedar Rapids
 
Bev Schroeder
Office of Senator Harkin
 
Mary Day
Office of Senator Grassley
 
Bruce Taylor
Doctoral Student

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)