Six years after the No Child Left Behind Act became law, many states still haven't completed one of its most important tasks: establishing a testing system that meets the law's requirement that they track all students' progress toward proficiency in reading and math. Although the progress has been slow, U.S. Department of Education officials and…

This report overviews and summarizes the findings of studies of nationwide Title I programs during the 1966-67 school year. It has been found that there were increases in expenditures for instructional services and the purchase of equipment, and more States invested in the programs than during the previous year. To explain the effect of the…