Fact Sheets
Below are 14 Fact Sheets in pdf form supplied by Education Trust.
Standards.pdf Academic
standards are open and public statements about what all
students should know and be able to do in each state.
Assessments.pdf Assessments
and tests are necessary in order to find out whether or not
students are being taught the standards.
Public Reporting.pdf No
Child Left Behind requires schools to make a great deal of
information publicly available, in a simple format and in
languages that people can understand.
Using and Collecting Data.pdf Data
is the driving force behind No Child Left Behind.Data allows us to make clear and accurate conclusions
about the performance of our schools and identify areas of
specific needs.
Accountability.pdf Under
NCLB, each state sets academic standards that all schools are
expected to meet.
Adequate Yearly Progress.pdf Adequate
Yearly Progress (AYP) is a signaling system. It tells whether
schools are on track to teach students what they need to know.
Schools in Improvement.pdf When
schools do not make AYP (see Fact Sheet on “AdequateYearly
Progress”) for two years in a row, they are identified as
needing improvement.
Teacher Quality.pdf
NCLB is the first federal
education law to demand that states
define what it takes to be a qualified teacher and take steps
to address the unfair assignment of the least qualified
teachers to the schools educating the most disadvantaged
students.
High
Quality Curriculum.pdf No
Child Left Behind insists that all children should be taught
up to the same standards. They need good teachers,
challenging courses and rigorous assignments—that is, the
work they do in class or for homework.
Parents' Right to Know.pdf
No Child Left Behind gives you,
the parent, important new rights to receive information about
your own children in Title I schools.
Parent Involvement.pdf
When parents combine facts with
their passion to improve their child’s education, they
become a powerful force.
Limited English.pdf
No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
recognizes that students who are not native English speakers
(Limited English Proficient “LEP”) need additional
academic support.
School Choice.pdf Parents
have the right to change schools if their child’s school has
not met goals for two consecutive years and has been
identified as in need of improvement.
Supplemental Services.pdf Under
No Child Left Behind, low-income parents can get free
after-school or weekend tutoring for their children when their
school has not met goals for three or more years.
Parents Plus,
Inc.
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Milwaukee, WI 53202
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