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.

Source: Public Agenda