No Child Left Behind Primer: Second Printing

by Michael J. Petrilli and Frederick M. Hess

Book Overview

No Child Left Behind (NCLB) is the single most influential piece of federal education legislation in American history, and Hess and Petrilli provide a concise yet comprehensive look at this important and controversial act. Signed into law in 2002, NCLB seeks to ensure that all American students are proficient in math, reading, and science by 2014. Trumping two centuries of state primacy in K-12 education, it set standards for measuring student performance,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082047844X
• ISBN13: 9780820478449
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.0" x 10.0"