A Bad Road Paved with Good Intentions: The Impact of No Child Left Behind on Poor and Minority Students
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2014Subject
Washington and Lee University -- Capstone in Shepherd Poverty Program
Poverty
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (United States)
Education -- Evaluation
Educational tests and measurements
Achievement gap, research, practice, and policy
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Lindy K. Stevens is a member of the Class of 2015 of Washington and Lee University School of Law. Capstone; [FULL-TEXT FREELY AVAILABLE ONLINE] This paper considers NCLB’s [No Child Left Behind] impact on the racial and income achievement gaps the law sought to narrow. It will also explain how, in some ways, NCLB may have actually worked to harm the struggling students it sought to protect. Finally, this paper concludes with a recommendation for how lawmakers and educators can learn from NCLB’s mistakes, and consider policies that may help achieve the goals Congress created in 2001. Lindy K. Stevens