Pros And Cons Of The No Child Left Behind Act

Although the No Child Left Behind Act brought significant enhancements to the American Educational system, some people were not satisfied with its implementation because of the disadvantages that came along with it. The first disadvantage is that the act did not establish good reforms for students requiring special education. Meaning that students with learning disabilities and/or IEP’s will not enjoy the benefits of the reform. The students with learning disabilities and IEP’s fall behind quickly and then when it comes to testing they have to test at the grade level they are assigned. Another problem with the No Child Left Behind Act is that the academic difficulty. The act is a threat to the near future students who are not very intelligent because of its higher standards of learning. There is a big lack of ambition and determination, many students are bound to give up quicker because of the academic challenges they will face, while this act is still in effect. The act also requires a increased investment which is much higher than the federal government's budget for the American Educational system and programs.
Department of Education the No Child Left Behind Act was intended to promote higher levels of performance in the U.S. education by tying a school's federal funding directly to student educational achievement. The educational achievement is measured by standardized test scores. The No Child Left Behind Act has become a major part of public education reform by striving to meet one significant goal: reaching 100% proficiency of all groups of students in America by 2014.According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the "Nation's Report Card," proficiency rates of 2013 were below 50 percent for every ethnic and racial group in both 4th and 8th