A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n
Closing the Achievement Gap in America's Public Schools
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How The No Child Left Behind Accountability System Works
- States design and implement annual tests in reading and math in grades 3-8 and high school
- Federal government provides states with annual funding to design and implement tests ($387 million appropriated for Fiscal Year 2002).
- A 35 percent increase in Federal funds to help states and local schools train, recruit, and retain high quality teachers.
- Federal funding for reading instruction is tripled ($300 million last year to $900 million this year), along with a new emphasis on using scientifically based instructional methods.
