Hi, need to submit a 1250 words paper on the topic Is the No Child Left Behind Act Working. Falling within this framework of education reform were the following action plans:

1. Focus on Accountability for Student Performance: The School administrators are held responsible for the accomplishments of their pupils. and a ‘carrot and stick’ approach has been adopted for rewarding and sanctioning school administrators. Parents will be constantly intimated of their child’s progress. The annual state reading and math assessments from grade 3 to grade 8 will be used as the basic standard for school performance.

2. Emphasis on What Works: To adhere to modern teaching methods, the Federal government has promised to fund those schools which implement teaching methods that are up to date with the latest research. It is hoped that such financial support will “improve schools and enhance teacher quality” (www.ed.gov/nclb).

4. Greater Role for Parents: Parents will be encouraged to regularly monitor their child’s as well as the school’s performance and will be given the option to move their child to a better performing school.

While the above basic blueprint does not address all recurring problems in the federal education system, they do focus on some of the key areas that require reform. A straight-forward approach of linking funding to school results is unprecedented in the history of the federal education system. Further to the above four-point action plan, the NCLB Act is intended to fulfill the following list of objectives:

“In America, no child should be left behind. Every child should be educated to his or her full potential. This proposal sets forth the President’s proposed framework to accomplish that goal. This Administration will work with Congress to ensure that this happens quickly, and in a bipartisan manner. President Bush emphasized his deep belief in our public schools, but an even greater concern that “too many of our neediest children are being left behind,” despite the nearly $200 billion in federal spending since the passage of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act&nbsp.of 1965 (ESEA). The President called for bipartisan solutions based on accountability, choice, and flexibility in Federal education programs”. (www.ed.