No Child Left Behind was the dominant topic in educational policy circles for much of the early and mid 2000s. The legislation, enacted by Congress under the G.W. Bush administration, created a chaotic tangle of testing, accountability, credentialing, and training for public school educators in the United States. Join Kate and Chelsea as they discuss the lasting legacy of NCLB.
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AP News – “Holocaust novel ‘Maus’ banned in Tennessee school district”
Wikipedia – No Child Left Behind
Wikipedia – Every Student Succeeds Act
NPR – “No Child Left Behind: What Worked, What Didn’t” by Cory Turner
Understood – “What is No Child Left Behind (NCLB)?” by By Andrew M.I. Lee, JD
Vox – “The scariest lesson of No Child Left Behind” by Libby Nelson
The Washington Post – “‘No Child Left Behind’ has failed” by Lily Eskelsen García and Otha Thornton