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Elementary and Secondary Education Act 1965

Improving America's Schools Act 1994

Goals 2000: Educate America Act 1994

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The belief was that our children were falling behind the international standards academically.

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Blau, J., & Abramovitz, M. (2010). The dynamics of social welfare policy (3rd ed). New York, NY: Oxford University Press
Jorgensen, M. A. & Hoffmann, J. (2003). History of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Pearson Education, Inc.

Social problem and goal of NCLB: No child left behind. (n.d.). Retrieved August 15, 2017, from https://sites.google.com/site/nclbprojectivy/home/social-problem-and-goal-of-nclb

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Students around the country, especially poor and minority children, were not meeting the learning objectives and performing unsatisfactory according to schools and lawmakers. Many schools were not creating successful graduates and many students were not graduating. Education of children in our society is important because they become decision-making adults.

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Re-authorization of Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Continued war on Poverty.

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NCLB was the product of a collaboration between civil rights and business groups, as well as both Democrats and Republicans on Capital Hill and the Bush administration, which sought to advance American competitiveness and close the the achievement gap between poor and minority students and their more advantaged peers. Since 2002, its had an out sized impact on teaching, learning, and school improvement.

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This act was brought on due to the push for children to perform better in school and the belief was that our children were performing below expected grade levels. The act also grew out of the concern that the American educational system was no longer internationally competitive.