Government Relations
No Child Left Behind
On Jan. 8, 2002, President Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind
Act of 2001 (NCLB). This new law represents his education reform plan
and contains the most sweeping changes to the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act (ESEA) since it was enacted in 1965. It changes the federal
government's role in kindergarten-through-grade-12 education by asking
America's schools to describe their success in terms of what each student
accomplishes. The act contains the President's four basic education reform
principles: stronger accountability for results, increased flexibility
and local control, expanded options for parents, and an emphasis on teaching
methods that have been proven to work. For more information about the
act check these No Child Left Behind Web sites:
AYP
New federal requirements for accountability in the No Child Left Behind
(NCLB) legislation mandate that all students in kindergarten through
grade 12 meet state academic achievement standards for English language
arts and mathematics by 2014. Districts and schools in Alaska must demonstrate
“adequate yearly progress” (AYP) toward meeting that goal.
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