The 2002 reform law, No Child Left Behind, is meeting its goals, according to a Center on Education Policy study. Schools have added more hours teaching reading and math—boosting test scores in these subjects. In the past five years, however, schools have also reduced instruction time in social studies, science, art, music and physical education in order to meet the demands set by this law. Now that Congress must reauthorize No Child Left Behind, I wonder, is it working?
03.04.2008
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No, it's not working. When there is a program that completely ignores several subjects and only focuses on two, that is not a complete and effective program. According to an article by Slate (http://www.slate.com/id/2185486/entry/2185487/), an alarming number of high schoolers don't know the answers to basic questions. No Child Left Behind is deplorable and pathetic and many children in the US are facing an educational crisis that has simply escalated due to this stupid Act.
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