No Child Left Behind Policy: Is Reform Still Necessary

Abstract

American students are graduating without the basic skills required for today's member of the society; loss educational opportunities require a redirect of a tremendous amount of government resources to other social programs which assist students that performed poorly in school or dropped-out. This paper will address the impact of the No Child Left Behind Act on the American education system and seek to explain why education reform is needed for America to remain competitive in today's world.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 15, 2006
Accession Number
ADA448632

Entities

People

  • Anthony Williams

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Engineering
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Governments
  • Instructors
  • Law
  • Minority Groups
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Public Policy
  • School Violence
  • Societies
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Urban Areas
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Research Science/Academic Research