EPISODE · Feb 3, 2022 · 52 MIN
Left Behind
from 16:1 - Education, Teaching, & Learning · host Moonbeam Multimedia
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.Sources:AP News - "Holocaust novel ‘Maus’ banned in Tennessee school district" NBC News - "Banned: Books on race and sexuality are disappearing from Texas schools in record numbers" By Mike HixenbaughWikipedia - No Child Left BehindWikipedia - Every Student Succeeds ActNPR - "No Child Left Behind: What Worked, What Didn't" by Cory TurnerUnderstood - "What is No Child Left Behind (NCLB)?" by By Andrew M.I. Lee, JDVox - "The scariest lesson of No Child Left Behind" by Libby NelsonThe Washington Post - "‘No Child Left Behind’ has failed" by Lily Eskelsen García and Otha ThorntonThe Washington Post - "Are states really trying to overcome the harmful legacy of No Child Left Behind?" by Valerie Strauss
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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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