No Child Left Behind Act

No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
Long title	An act to close the achievement gap with accountability, flexibility, and choice, so that no child is left behind.
Acronyms (colloquial)	NCLB
Enacted by	the 107th United States Congress
Citations
Public law	Pub. L. 107–110 (text) (PDF)
Statutes at Large	115 Stat. 1425
Codification
Acts amended	List Adult Education and Family Literacy Act ; Age Discrimination Act of 1975 ; Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Act of 1994 ; Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988 ; Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 ; Civil Rights Act of 1964 ; Communications Act of 1934 ; Community Services Block Grant Act ; Department of Education Organization Act ; District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 ; Education Amendments of 1972 ; Education Amendments of 1978 ; Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999 ; Education for Economic Security Act ; Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994 ; Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ; Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ; General Education Provisions Act ; Goals 2000: Educate America Act ; Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1985 ; Higher Education Act of 1965 ; Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ; James Madison Memorial Fellowship Act ; Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ; Johnson–O'Malley Act of 1934 ; Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1997 ; McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987 ; Museum and Library Services Act ; National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ; National and Community Service Act of 1990 ; National Child Protection Act of 1993 ; National Education Statistics Act of 1994 ; National Environmental Education Act of 1990 ; Native American Languages Act ; Public Law 88-210 ; Public Law 106-400 ; Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 ; Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ; Safe Drinking Water Act ; School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 ; State Dependent Care Development Grants Act ; Telecommunications Act of 1996 ; Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1987 ; Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 ; Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century ; Workforce Investment Act of 1998 ;
Titles amended	15 U.S.C.: Commerce and Trade; 20 U.S.C.: Education; 42 U.S.C.: Public Health and Social Welfare; 47 U.S.C.: Telegraphy
U.S.C. sections amended	15 U.S.C. ch. 53, subch. I §§ 2601–2629; 20 U.S.C. ch. 28 § 1001 et seq.; 20 U.S.C. ch. 70; 42 U.S.C. ch. 119 § 11301 et seq.; 47 U.S.C. ch. 5, subch. VI § 609; 47 U.S.C. ch. 5, subch. II § 251 et seq.; 47 U.S.C. ch. 5, subch. I § 151 et seq.; 47 U.S.C. ch. 5, subch. II § 271 et seq.
Legislative history
	Introduced in the House of Representatives as H.R. 1 by John Boehner (R-OH) on March 22, 2001; Committee consideration by Education and the Workforce and Judiciary; Passed the United States House of Representatives on May 23, 2001 (384–45); Passed the United States Senate on June 14, 2001 (91–8); Reported by the joint conference committee on December 13, 2001; agreed to by the United States House of Representatives on December 13, 2001 (381–41) and by the United States Senate on December 18, 2001 (87–10); Signed into law by President George W. Bush on January 8, 2002;
Major amendments
	Repealed on December 10, 2015. Replaced with Every Student Succeeds Act

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB)^[1]^[2] was a 2002 United States Act of Congress promoted by the presidential administration of George W. Bush. It reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and included Title I provisions applying to disadvantaged students.^[3] It mandated standards-based education reform based on the premise that setting high standards and establishing measurable goals could improve individual outcomes in education. To receive school funding from the federal government, U.S. states had to create and give assessments to all students at select grade levels.

The act did not set national achievement standards. Instead, each state developed its own standards.^[4] NCLB expanded the federal role in public education through further emphasis on annual testing, annual academic progress, report cards, and teacher qualifications, as well as significant changes in funding.^[3] While the bill faced challenges from both Democratic Party and Republican Party politicians, it passed in both chambers of the U.S. Congress with significant bipartisan support.^[5]

Many of its provisions were highly controversial. By 2015, bipartisan criticism had increased so much that a bipartisan Congress stripped away the national features of NCLB. Its replacement, the Every Student Succeeds Act, turned the remnants over to state governments.^[6]^[7]

^ Pub. L. 107–110 (text) (PDF), 115 Stat. 1425, enacted January 8, 2002.
^ The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (The No Child Left Behind Act of 2004)
^ ^a ^b "No Child Left Behind: An Overview". Education Week. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
^ "No Child Left Behind". Sonoma County Office of Education. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
^ "To close the achievement gap with accountability, flexibility, and choice, so that no child is left behind". Library of Congress. March 22, 2001. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
^ Layton, Lyndsey (December 11, 2015) "Obama signs new K–12 education law that ends No Child Left Behind". Washington Post
^ Hirschfeld Davis, Julie (December 10, 2015). "President Obama Signs Into Law a Rewrite of No Child Left Behind". The New York Times.

[1] Pub. L. 107–110 (text) (PDF), 115 Stat. 1425, enacted January 8, 2002.

[2] The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (The No Child Left Behind Act of 2004)

[No_Child_Left_Behind-3] "No Child Left Behind: An Overview". Education Week. Retrieved July 16, 2015.

[4] "No Child Left Behind". Sonoma County Office of Education. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2012.

[5] "To close the achievement gap with accountability, flexibility, and choice, so that no child is left behind". Library of Congress. March 22, 2001. Retrieved August 23, 2016.

[:0-6] Layton, Lyndsey (December 11, 2015) "Obama signs new K–12 education law that ends No Child Left Behind". Washington Post

[:1-7] Hirschfeld Davis, Julie (December 10, 2015). "President Obama Signs Into Law a Rewrite of No Child Left Behind". The New York Times.

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