No Child Left Behind Act
The No Child Left Behind Act ( NCLB , German No child is left behind-law ) was an education law that the quality of the public schools of the United States should improve. The law goes back to a legislative initiative by US President George W. Bush and came into force in January 2002. The law was replaced by the Every Student Succeeds Act on December 10, 2015 .
aims
The aim of this law was to invest more money in education and to give the individual schools more responsibility. For this purpose, comprehensive school performance tests were introduced. Schools that do poorly on these tests will be sanctioned. Furthermore, parents should take more responsibility for their child's education. This is to be achieved by leaving parents free to choose which school their child should attend. If the state school does not meet the requirements, you can buy your children with education vouchers in other state schools, hire a private teacher or send them to charter schools .
Another goal was to make it easier for the military to access student data for recruitment purposes. For this purpose, the schools participating in the program are obliged by section 9528 of the law to submit their student lists to the recruitment offices of the Ministry of Defense .
criticism
The program has come under fire because the government failed to provide promised financial aid. There are also doubts about the quality of the test procedures. Some teachers fear that more time is spent preparing for tests than studying. It is feared that through the system of education vouchers, private teachers and charter schools money will flow into private schools, which were originally intended to improve the funding of state schools.
See also
- Education system in the United States
- Childhood and adolescence in the United States
- Direct instruction
Web links
- Comment on the issue of recruitment on sourcewatch.org (English)
- Bush Institute: Education Reform Initiative