Final Stages of No Child Left Behind

On November 13, officials discussed the final Title I regulations to strengthen No Child Left Behind (NCLB) ED during a national teleconference. Back on October 28 U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings had announced the final regulations to strengthen and clarify NCLB, focusing on improved accountability and transparency, uniform and disaggregated graduation rates and improved parental notification for Supplemental Education Services and public school choice.

As I follow educational trends and often post interesting facts on my website http://www.rocccobasile.net/. I thought perhaps this slide show from the teleconference call would be of great interest to those who did not yet read it.

Click here to see the PowerPoint presentation of slides. This discussion was led by ED officials who were involved in developing the regulations and who are helping states, districts, and schools implement them. The focus was on regulations related to high school graduation rate, supplemental educational services, and public school choice.

Basically, the reforms introduced into the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) by the NCLB have changed the way that states and districts approach educating all students to achieve high standards.

Now, the final regulations respond to the lessons learned from six years of implementing the reforms, and build on the advances states have made with their assessment and accountability systems. --Rocco Basile