NCLB Action Briefs [electronic resource]

These six NCLB (No Child Left Behind) Action Briefs focus on: "The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001: An Overview" (NCLB provisions that affect every state and school district in the country as well as those that affect only Title I schools and NCLB resources); "Title I Overview"...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ERIC)
Corporate Author: Public Education Network
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2003.
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Summary:These six NCLB (No Child Left Behind) Action Briefs focus on: "The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001: An Overview" (NCLB provisions that affect every state and school district in the country as well as those that affect only Title I schools and NCLB resources); "Title I Overview" (facts and resources); "Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund" (purpose of Title II, state activities, required elements of district and school teacher and principal professional development, allowable activities, other programs funded under Title II, and action opportunities); "Teacher Quality" (state and local teacher quality plans, NCLB definition of highly qualified, new teachers, current teachers, alternatively certified teachers, action items, and resources); "Qualifications of Title I Paraprofessionals" (e.g., NCLB definition of paraprofessional, exceptions to paraprofessional qualifications, and action opportunities for community leaders and parent leaders); and "Parents' Right to Know" (information that must be provided to parents, using data effectively, action items, and resources). (SM)
Item Description:ERIC Document Number: ED481483.
Availability: Public Education Network, 601 Thirteenth Street NW, Suite 900 North, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 202-628-7460; Fax: 628-1893; e-mail: PEN@PublicEducation.org; Web site: http://www.publiceducation.org.
ERIC Note: Produced with the National Coalition for Parental Involvement in Education.
Physical Description:35 pages.