Improving on No Child Left Behind

Download or read book Improving on No Child Left Behind written by Richard D. Kahlenberg and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In Improving On No Child Left Behind: Getting Education Reform Back on Track some of the nation's most respected authorities on education reform examine three central defects of the act: the under-funding of NCLB; the flawed implementation of the standards, testing, and accountability provisions; and major difficulties with the provisions that are designed to allow students to transfer out of failing public schools. The authors detail what needs to be addressed in each of these areas, and propose ways to fix the problems."--BOOK JACKET.