Questions:
1. What do states get from the federal government under this act?
2. What are some of the things states have to do in order to get the federal money?
3. On what does the National Education Association base its criticism of the No Child Left Behind Act?
4. Is the No Child Left Behind Act an unfunded mandate? Explain
Answers:
1. Under the No Child Left Behind Act, states received funds, grants, and advice based on meeting academic standards determined by the government. Each state would receive grants to help pay for, maintain, revise, and conduct statewide assessments of achievement presented to the students. This money would also be sent in order to improve proficiency in English and to improve the accommodations for students and their families. Basically, the federal government would grant the states money and advice in order to conduct the improvement of their educational systems. There were strings attached to that money, however.
2. In order for the states to receive their federal money, they must continually send in yearly status reports reflecting their student’s level of achievement on state assessments. Also, states must lay out a plan that encompasses all of the No Child Left Behind and the associated Acts guidelines and presents the state with a legitimate way of improving the standards and educational achievement of their students. Within this plan there must be guidelines one what achievement will look like and how it is measured. Also, the plan must lay out what the state will do to ensure that these standards are met yearly and that adequate growth is achieved. There is a minimum inclusion of excellence involved in the subject matter involving Math, English, Writing and Reading, and Science. All these measurements and achievements must be noted on some form of a time line.
3. The National Education Association bases its criticism of the No Child Left Behind Act based on how it is written, the rigidity of the definitions of success, and the issue of funds. They think the bill, as it is written, will not achieve the goals that it sets out to achieve. Part of the reason it won’t achieve the goals, according to the association, is that it creates only one way to success through a state test as opposed to multiple areas and ways to be seen as proficient that may not necessarily be detected by a test. Finally, the NEA frowns upon the idea that the federal level isn’t really targeting the funds for this kind of program.
4. Yes, the No Child Left Behind Act is an unfunded mandate because a state that is trying to acquire the federal money must fund the actions it takes to improve the standards of education in order to meet the requirements of providing proof of how the state will continue to improve education in order to receive federal compensation.
1. What do states get from the federal government under this act?
2. What are some of the things states have to do in order to get the federal money?
3. On what does the National Education Association base its criticism of the No Child Left Behind Act?
4. Is the No Child Left Behind Act an unfunded mandate? Explain
Answers:
1. Under the No Child Left Behind Act, states received funds, grants, and advice based on meeting academic standards determined by the government. Each state would receive grants to help pay for, maintain, revise, and conduct statewide assessments of achievement presented to the students. This money would also be sent in order to improve proficiency in English and to improve the accommodations for students and their families. Basically, the federal government would grant the states money and advice in order to conduct the improvement of their educational systems. There were strings attached to that money, however.
2. In order for the states to receive their federal money, they must continually send in yearly status reports reflecting their student’s level of achievement on state assessments. Also, states must lay out a plan that encompasses all of the No Child Left Behind and the associated Acts guidelines and presents the state with a legitimate way of improving the standards and educational achievement of their students. Within this plan there must be guidelines one what achievement will look like and how it is measured. Also, the plan must lay out what the state will do to ensure that these standards are met yearly and that adequate growth is achieved. There is a minimum inclusion of excellence involved in the subject matter involving Math, English, Writing and Reading, and Science. All these measurements and achievements must be noted on some form of a time line.
3. The National Education Association bases its criticism of the No Child Left Behind Act based on how it is written, the rigidity of the definitions of success, and the issue of funds. They think the bill, as it is written, will not achieve the goals that it sets out to achieve. Part of the reason it won’t achieve the goals, according to the association, is that it creates only one way to success through a state test as opposed to multiple areas and ways to be seen as proficient that may not necessarily be detected by a test. Finally, the NEA frowns upon the idea that the federal level isn’t really targeting the funds for this kind of program.
4. Yes, the No Child Left Behind Act is an unfunded mandate because a state that is trying to acquire the federal money must fund the actions it takes to improve the standards of education in order to meet the requirements of providing proof of how the state will continue to improve education in order to receive federal compensation.