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Also it requires schools to allow displaced students to finish out the school year, which has been lauded by outreach counselors. The law has been claimed to be effective in ensuring that underprivileged youth receive the same standard of education as every other student by some, but many teachers say that it has failed.
Also it requires schools to allow displaced students to finish out the school year, which has been lauded by outreach counselors. The law has been claimed to be effective in ensuring that underprivileged youth receive the same standard of education as every other student by some, but many teachers say that it has failed.
==NEA 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.
*As of 2007, all states have failed to meet the teacher qualification standards outlined in NCLB.
*As of 2007, all states have failed to meet the teacher qualification standards outlined in NCLB.
*There is no national standardized test, and results can vary wildly. For instance, a child who scores 'proficient' in [[Mississippi]] reading testwould fail the [[Massachusetts]] test. A child who scored 'proficient' in the [[Tennessee]] math test would fail the [[Missouri]] test. <ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19099906/ MSNBC States vary widely on pass, fail marks on tests]</ref>
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