The No Child Left Behind Act, enacted by Congress in 2001, sets nationwide standards for improving public education by the end of the 2013-14 school year. All students, regardless of race, income, or language ability, must be able to read and do math by 2014. To achieve these goals, the state has created standards and tests to measure progress. How has this legislation impacted local school districts?
This legislation impacted local school districts by making them administer tests to students to make sure they had learned the federally-mandated amount. Curricula were also controlled.
