Advocating for African American families with children who learn differently.
No Child Left Behind Act (2001)
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) is the nation's major federal law for education in grades pre-kindergarten through high school. It was originally known as the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), which was enacted to address the inequality of educational opportunity for economically underserved children. Yet, almost 40 years after the ESEA was passed, only 32 percent of fourth graders could read skillfully at grade level. Most of the 68 percent who couldn't read well were minority children and those who live in poverty.
NCLB requires that public schools bring all students to a proficient level in reading, math, and science by the 2013-2014 school year. The law also requires schools to meet the educational needs of all children, including poor children, children with disabilities, children with limited English proficiency, minority and migratory children, and other neglected groups of children, and to public report their progress in educating these children every year.
