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Introduction : Rethinking the challenge of NCLB
pt. 1. NCLB and accountability
1. The pending reauthorization of NCLB : an opportunity to rethink the basic strategy / Daniel Koretz
2. Toward a more effective definition of adequate yearly progress / Robert L. Linn
3. Beyond standardization in school accountability / Mindy L. Kornhaber
4. Promises and pitfalls : implications of NCLB for identifying, assessing, and educating English language learners / Michael J. Kieffer, Nonie K. Lesaux, and Catherine E. Snow
pt. 2. Evidence on how NCLB is working
5. Two takes on the impact of NCLB on academic improvements : tracking state proficiency trends through NAEP versus state assessments / Jaekyung Lee
6. Evidence on education under NCLB (and how Florida boosted NAEP scores and reduced the race gap) / Walter M. Haney
pt. 3. State capacity to implement NCLB
7. Interstate inequality and the federal role in school finance / Goodwin Liu
8. Massive responsibilities and limited resources : the state response to NCLB / Gail L. Sunderman and Gary Orfield
9. Low-performing schools' programs and state capacity requirements: meeting the NCLB educational goals / Heinrich Mintrop
pt. 4. NCLB impact on school reform
10. Improving high schools and the role of NCLB / Linda Darling Hammond
11. NCLB and continuous school improvement / Willis D. Hawley
12. NCLB and reforming the nation's lowest-performing high schools : help, hindrance, or unrealized potential? / Robert Balfanz and Nettie Legters
13. Can NCLB improve high school graduation rates? / Russell W. Rumberger
Conclusion : Accountability after five years
References
Index.
About the editor
About the contributors
Introduction : Rethinking the challenge of NCLB
pt. 1. NCLB and accountability
1. The pending reauthorization of NCLB : an opportunity to rethink the basic strategy / Daniel Koretz
2. Toward a more effective definition of adequate yearly progress / Robert L. Linn
3. Beyond standardization in school accountability / Mindy L. Kornhaber
4. Promises and pitfalls : implications of NCLB for identifying, assessing, and educating English language learners / Michael J. Kieffer, Nonie K. Lesaux, and Catherine E. Snow
pt. 2. Evidence on how NCLB is working
5. Two takes on the impact of NCLB on academic improvements : tracking state proficiency trends through NAEP versus state assessments / Jaekyung Lee
6. Evidence on education under NCLB (and how Florida boosted NAEP scores and reduced the race gap) / Walter M. Haney
pt. 3. State capacity to implement NCLB
7. Interstate inequality and the federal role in school finance / Goodwin Liu
8. Massive responsibilities and limited resources : the state response to NCLB / Gail L. Sunderman and Gary Orfield
9. Low-performing schools' programs and state capacity requirements: meeting the NCLB educational goals / Heinrich Mintrop
pt. 4. NCLB impact on school reform
10. Improving high schools and the role of NCLB / Linda Darling Hammond
11. NCLB and continuous school improvement / Willis D. Hawley
12. NCLB and reforming the nation's lowest-performing high schools : help, hindrance, or unrealized potential? / Robert Balfanz and Nettie Legters
13. Can NCLB improve high school graduation rates? / Russell W. Rumberger
Conclusion : Accountability after five years
References
Index.