FEATURES Pop Quiz
1. What does No Child Left Behind require states to measure?
- [ A ] How much each child learns from one year to the next
- [ B ] What percentage of each school's students pass a test
- [ C ] Both
2. What percentage of funding for public education comes from the Education Department?
- [ A ] 6 percent
- [ B ] 24 percent
- [ C ] 67 percent
3. What happens after the first year a school misses its No Child Left Behind targets?
- [ A ] It is shut down.
- [ B ] It receives funds from the federal government to pay for after-school tutoring services.
- [ C ] Nothing.
4. What does No Child Left Behind require public schools to do by 2014?
- [ A ] Increase the per-student expendi- tures by 20 percent.
- [ B ] Enable 100 percent of students to pass a state grade-level exam.
- [ C ] Set standards students must meet to move to the next grade.
5. For a school to make "adequate yearly progress," what percentage of students must take the state exam?
- [ A ] 80 percent
- [ B ] 95 percent
- [ C ] 100 percent
Answers: 1:b; 2:a; 3:c; 4:b; 5:b
Top Concerns
School administrators are worried about the future of No Child Left Behind.
| Top Concerns | Principals | Superintendents |
|---|---|---|
| Cash Strapped: Percentage concerned with funding NCLB: | 88% | 89% |
| Overtested: Percentage who say reliance on standard test scores is a major concern: | 73% | 64% |
| No fair: Percentage concerned with unfair consequences for schools: | 57% | 58% |
Source: Public Agenda
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