No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
(see also Public Education, Teaching & Schools Reform)
Basics
On the Web: Articles
On the Web: Specialized Sites
Executive Summary of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
No Child Left Behind (PBS Frontline, 2002).
Susan Ohanian.org. Invaluable compilation of critical writings on standardized testing & NCLB.
In the Library: Articles
In the Library: Non-Fiction Books
Chubb, John E. Within Our Reach: How America Can Educate Every Child (Lanham MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2005). Pro NCLB.
Hess, Frederick M. & Chester E. Finn Jr. Leaving No Child Behind? Options for Kids in Failing Schools (NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004).
Johnson, Dale; Bonnie Johnson, Steve Farenga & Daniel Ness. Stop High-Stakes Testing: An Appeal to America's Conscience (Blue Ridge Summit, PA: Rowman & Littlefield, 2007).
Kahlenberg, Richard D. Can Separate Be Equal? The Overlooked Flaw at the Center of No Child Left Behind (NY: Century Foundation, 2004).
Meier, Deborah & George Wood (eds.) Many Children Left Behind: How the No Child Left Behind Act is Damaging Our Children & Our Schools (Boston: Beacon, 2004).
Peterson, Paul E. & Martin R. West (eds.) No Child Left Behind? The Politics & Practice of School Accountability (Washington: Brookings Institution, 2003).
Popham, W. James. America's "Failing" Schools: How Parents & Teachers Can Cope with No Child Left Behind (NY: Routledge/Falmer, 2004).
Wright, Peter W.D.; Pamela Darr Wright & Susan Whitney Heath. No Child Left Behind (Hartfield VA: Harbor House Law, 2004).