POLS 237 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: No Child Left Behind Act, Common Core State Standards Initiative, National Education Association
26 Nov 2018
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No child left behind act (nclb): federal law enacted in january 2002 that introduced new accountability measures for elementary and secondary schools in all states receiving federal education aid. Common school: in a democratic society, a school in which children of all income levels attend at taxpayer expense. State board of education: top policymaking body for education in each of the 50 states, usually consisting of appointees selected by the governor. Back to basics: a movement against modern education fads, advocating a return to an emphasis on traditional core subjects such as reading, writing, and arithmetic. Standards: in education, fixed criteria for learning that students are expected to reach in specific subjects by specific grade years. High-stakes standardized testing: testing of elementary and secondary students in which poor results can mean either that students fail to be promoted or that the school loses its accreditation. Department of education: state-level agencies responsible for overseeing public education.
