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Direct linkHaas, Eric; Wilson, Glen; Cobb, Casey; Rallis, Sharon – Equity and Excellence in Education, 2005
Applying microeconomic theory to No Child Left Behind predicts that its use of significant consequences for schools that do not reach 100% proficiency on rigorous standardized tests by 2014 will likely prevent most, if not all schools, from providing a high-quality education for their students. The central problem is cost. Quality assurance models…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Standardized Tests, Quality Control, Educational Finance
Welner, Kevin G.; Weitzman, Don Q. – Equity and Excellence in Education, 2005
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) was put forward by President Bush to end what he called "the soft bigotry of low expectations." The Act passed Congress with broad bipartisan support, with many legislators agreeing to NCLB's testing regimen in exchange for White House promises of specific budget increases, embodied in the form of…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Social Discrimination, Court Litigation, Federal Aid
