No Child Left Behind

The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), signed into law by President George W. Bush on January 8, 2002, is a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the central federal law in pre-collegiate education. Since the law was first enacted in 1965, it has been reauthorized and renamed several times, and it is up for reauthorization again in 2007. It is the nation’s largest and most comprehensive federal education law: more than 90 percent of America’s school districts receive funding for more than 40 federal educational and supportive services programs covered by the act.

Parent Guides

Parent Involvement Recommendation Action Checklist
A grassroots action checklist for pushing PTA's recommendations for parental involvement in NCLB

PTA Position Overview on Reauthorization of ESEA (NCLB)
A condensed overview of PTA's position on reauthorization of ESEA (NCLB)

Parent Involvement Initiative for NCLB Reauthorization
PTA’s parent involvement legislative Initiative for the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind

PTA Publications & Presentations

Parental Empowerment Presentation
A presentation for training parents to advocate for school improvements and educational opportunities

NCLB Background
Information on the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)

Resolutions & Position Statements

NCLB 5-year anniversary statement
PTA statement on the fifth anniversary of the passage of NCLB legislation

Recommendations for Parental Involvement
PTA recommendations for parental involvement in the reauthorization of ESEA (NCLB)

PTA Letter to House Education Committee
PTA letter to House Education Committee, urging increase in role of parental involvement in ESEA reauthorization

Statement on reauthorization of ESEA
PTA's statement on ESEA reauthorization (NCLB), urging an increase in the role of parental involvement

PTA Congressional Testimony, March 2007
Testimonial letter on NCLB submitted by PTA to Congress

PTA Position Statement on NCLB
PTA's official positions on NCLB

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