You Decide: No Child Left Behind : Credits

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Sources

Special thanks to Kevin Carey, Research and Policy Manager, Education Sector.

Research Sources

We’re grateful to the following resources for providing background information for this activity:

Government

Carey, Kevin,: Research and Policy Manager of Education Sector, testimony before the House Committee on Education and Labor (September 2007).
Miller, George,: U.S. Representative and Chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, opening statement (July 24, 2008).

Articles and Background

Center on Education Policy,: “Has Student Achievement Increased Since 2002?” (June 2008).
Chait, Robin,: “Start the Surge: Reauthorize the No Child Left Behind Act Now,” Center for American Progress (February 4, 2008).
Council for Basic Education,: “Academic Atrophy” (March 2004).
Davis, Michelle,: “Study: NCLB Leads to Cuts for Some Subjects,” Education Week (April 3, 2006).
Dillon, Erin,: “Scrap NCLB? No,” Reason Roundtable (December 13, 2007).
EUROPA,: “Annual Report on Education Systems in the EU Confirms Slow But Steady Progress” (July 10, 2008).
Thomas B. Fordham Institute,: “High Achieving Student in the Era of NCLB” (June 18, 2008).
Forster, Greg,: “Critics Miss Benefits of No Child Left Behind,” PajamasMedia (May 16, 2008).
Gifted Exchange,: “Did NCLB Hurt Gifted Students?“ (June 20, 2008).
Gordon, Edward E.,: The 2010 Meltdown, Praeger Publishers (September 30, 2005).
Herszenhorn, David,: “Fewer Students Are Enrolling for Tutoring,” The New York Times (October 15, 2003).
Janc, Helen,: “Student Political Civic Leadership Development in a Higher Education Coordinating Board,” George Washington University (2004).
Knorr, Alyse,: “Music Education Faces Multiple Threats,” Kansas City infoZine (July 11, 2008).
Kumar, Ruma,: “Reading, Math Eat Up Class Hours,” The Atlantic Philanthropies (February 21, 2008).
Larson, Erik,: Thunderstruck, Three Rivers Press (2006).
Lewin, Tamar,: “States Found to Vary Widely on Education,” The New York Times (June 8, 2007).
Loschert, Kristen,: “Curtain Call,” NEA Today (November 2004).
Lowry, Tom,: “Charter Schools Get the Test Scores Up,” Business Week (July 7, 2008).
Mielczarek, Natalia,: “Few in Metro Use Free Tutoring,” The Tennessean (July 27, 2008).
National Center for Education Statistics,: “Mapping 2005 State Proficiency Standards Onto the NAEP Scales“ (June 2007).
: “Highlights From PISA 2006“ (2008).
Osborn, Alan,: “EUROPE: Raising Education Standards,” University World News (July 20, 2008).
Parker, Douglas,: “Changes to the NCLB Act: Gifted Education Is Neglected Again,” Suite 101.com (April 27, 2008).
Public Education Network,: “Community Accountability for Quality Schools“ (June 2008).
Ramírez, Eddy,: “Keeping Count of Students Who Drop Out,” U.S. News & World Report (May 16, 2008).
SocialistWorker.org,: “Making a Bad Law Even Worse“ (November 9, 2007).
Spohn, Cydney,: “Teacher Perspectives on No Child Left Behind and Arts Education: A Case Study,” redOrbit.com (May 22, 2008).
Starmack, Jeanne,: “New Farrell Principal Talks Only About Future,” Vindy.com (August 24, 2008).
Stern, Sol,: “A Marshall Plan for Reading,” Manhattan Institute’s City Journal (Summer 2008).
Turque, Bill,: “Rhee Has Dismissed 24 Principals,” The Washington Post (May 16, 2008).
Van der Ploeg, Frederick, and Reinhilde Veugelers,: “Higher Education Reform and the Renewed Lisbon Strategy“ (2007).
White, David,: “U.S. develops ‘Techno-Peasants’ in Place of Capable Workers, Author Says,” News-Leader.com (August 14, 2008).