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 “Adequate Yearly 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.

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