NCLB Research & Organizational Resources

National organizations from all aspects of the education arena are starting to voice their concerns about the impact NCLB is having on public education and offer recommendations to improve the federal law. Following is a collection of resources related to the federal law's implementation and its consequences.

• Joint Organizational Statement on NCLB

A coalition of 65 leading education civil rights, children's disability and citizen's organizations have signed a joint statement of principles touting NCLB's goals of increased student achievement and closing the achievement gap while offering significant, constructive corrections that are necessary to make the law more fair and effective.

Center on Education Policy

• Forum on the Costs and Legal Issues Surrounding the Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act

• Forum on Ideas to Improve the Supplemental Education Services Provisions under NCLB

• From the Capital to the Classroom: Year 3 of the No Child Left Behind Act

• From the Capital to the Classroom: Year 2 of the No Child Left Behind Act

• NCLB Policy Briefs

• Rule Changes Could Help More Schools Meet Test Score Targets for NCLB

• Title I Funds — Who's Gaining and Who's Losing School Year 2005-2006 Update

• Title I Funds — Who's Gaining and Who's Losing School Year 2004-2005

Council of Chief State School Officers

• Statewide Educational Accountability under NCLB: Central Issues Arising From an Examination of State Accountability Workbooks and U.S. Department of Education Reviews under NCLB

• Revisiting Statewide Educational Accountability under NCLB: A Summary of State Requests in 2003-04 for Amendments to State Accountability Plans

Harvard Civil Rights Project

• Changing NCLB District Accountability Standards: Implications for Racial Equity

• Limited English Proficient Students: Increased Accountability under NCLB

• NCLB Meets School Realities: Lessons from the Field

• Racially Disproportionate Impact of NCLB Accountability Standards and Recent Enforcement Compromises

• Teacher Quality: Equalizing Educational Opportunities and Outcomes

National Conference of State Legislatures

• Delivering the Promise: State Recommendations for Improving No Child Left Behind

National Education Association

• Elementary and Secondary Education Tool Kit: Making Public Schools Great for Every Child

National School Boards Association

• NCLB Action Alert: Tools and Tactics for Making the Law Work

• NCLB Improvements Act of 2005

• NCLB Issue Brief

Southern Regional Education Board

• Focusing on Student Performance Through Accountability