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Testing the NCLB: Study shows that
NCLB hasn't significantly impacted national achievement scores or narrowed the racial gaps
Cambridge, MA--June 14,
2006--The Civil Rights Project at Harvard University (CRP) released today a new study that reports the federal No Child Left
Behind Act (NCLB) hasn't improved reading and mathematical achievement or reduced achievement gaps. The study also revealed
that the NCLB won't meet its goals of 100 percent student proficiency by 2014 if the trends of the first several years continue.
The report, Tracking Achievement Gaps and Assessing the Impact of NCLB on the Gaps: An In-depth Look into National
and State Reading and Math Outcome, compares the findings from the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) to state
assessment results and concludes that that high stakes testing and sanctions required by NCLB are not working as planned under
the NCLB. The findings contradict claims of the Bush Administration and some previous studies that showed positive results
under NCLB.
The full report may be found here: http://www.civilrightsproject.harvard.edu/research/esea/nclb_naep_lee.pdf
Link
to press release: http://www.civilrightsproject.harvard.edu/news/pressreleases/nclb_report06.php
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