No Child Left Behind

It will always be true to state that inherent to legislative action is the need for correction. The No Child Left Behind legislation is not perfect and has many elements that require correction if students are to attain the best education possible (Hess & Petrilli, 2006).

However, keeping the pitfalls and difficulties of the legislation in mind, the fact is that its accountability measures have been working. Schools and students show marked improvement in performance (United States Department of Education, 2009). Math, History, and English scores are all higher than

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