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'''No Child Left Behind''' (or '''NCLB''') is a 2001 law signed by President [[George W. Bush]] that is intended to hold public schools accountable for their students' test scores.

'''No Child Left Behind''' (or '''NCLB''') is a law signed by President [[George W. Bush]] in 2001 that is intended to hold public schools accountable for their students' test scores.

Under the law, a school whose students consistently fail [[standardized tests]] will be subject to disciplinary action, including giving [[vouchers]] to the students to study at more efficient [[private school]]s or even firing the administration and teachers of the school and having the state government assume control.

Under the law, a school whose students consistently fail [[standardized tests]] will be subject to disciplinary action, including giving [[vouchers]] to the students to study at more efficient [[private school]]s or even firing the administration and teachers of the school and having the state government assume control.

No Child Left Behind applies only to "Title I" public schools, which are typically schools having at least 40% of their students from low-income families, as defined by the United States Census.

No Child Left Behind applies only to "Title I" public schools, which are typically schools having at least 40% of their students from low-income families, as defined by the United States Census.

==Educator Criticism==

==Educator criticism==

 

*The scores of students who move into the district just before the standardized test are counted with the others'.  For instance, a school could be penalized if a child of [[illegal immigration|illegal immigrant]]s moved into the district and scored poorly.

*The scores of students who move into the district just before the standardized test are counted with the others'.  For instance, a school could be penalized if a child of [[illegal immigration|illegal immigrant]]s moved into the district and scored poorly.