Posted by
bigredcon on Tuesday, July 29, 2008 10:47:39 AM
Standardized tests show improved performance in reading and math as well as the closing of some achievement gaps.
"A multi-year study designed to report on the effects of the much maligned 2002 No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) has determined that students achieved moderate to large gains on state tests in math and reading. The study also concluded that achievement gaps between white students and minorities narrowed, with significant reduction for the African American community and low income groups.
The study was conducted by the non-partisan Center On Education Policy over a 2 year period."
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