No Child Left Behind (NCLB) continues to make a significant impact in America’s schools. President Bush expressed his continuing commitment to NCLB in his State of the Union Address. Reauthorization of NCLB will mean incorporating more flexibility into the law, while maintaining its four main components of accountability, parental choice, increased local control and implementation of scientifically grounded practices.
Perhaps more than ever before, there is a need for highly individualized and small group instructional programs in reading and math. Students need to be engaged in strong, intensive and research-based approaches to learning that provide explicit processes for learning. Furthermore, students need to be provided critical activities designed to enhance and deepen their knowledge of essential math and literary skills.
With more flexibility in NCLB, these needs can finally be addressed through technology-based platforms and process-based learning.
~ DR. PAULA BUTTERFIELD, Academic Director ~
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