Education Accountability as a Presidential Priority
No Child Left Behind and the Bush Presidency
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6375199 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kenneth K Wong (0000-0001-8560-9007), K Wong (0009-0007-2731-2628), Gail L Sunderman, G Sunderman |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 333-350 |
| Publication date | 2007-04-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Publius The Journal of Federalism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0048-5950 • E-ISSN: 1747-7107 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/publius/pjm011 |
| OpenAlex | W1964158528 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 2 |
In his visit to a North Carolina school that had shown significant improvement in October 2006, President George W. Bush proclaimed that the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) was a success. "The gap is closing," said the President, "How do we know? Because we're measuring." (Fletcher and Baker 2006). The President's remarks referred to two key features of the federal legislation. First, states are required to test students annually in grades three through eight in reading and mathematics. Second, schools, districts, and states are required to report student achievement by racial, income, and other special needs subgroups, when their enrollment meets a certain state-determined threshold. In his response to reporters' questions three weeks prior to the midterm election, President Bush underscored that the reauthorization of NCLB is "a top priority of mine." He went further to say that, "And it's not only just the reauthorization, it's the strengthening of the bill and not the weakening of the bill." (Fletcher and Baker 2006). Bush's personal commitment to NCLB is indicative of the law's institutional importance. Indeed, NCLB provides the basis for assessing the federal role in education
Accountability · Closing (real estate · Elementary and Secondary Education Act · Legislation · Mathematics education · No child left behind · Political science · Politics · Presidency · Presidential system · Standardized test · State (computer science · Test (biology · Diverse Education Studies and Reforms · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology · School Choice and Performance · Law · Public Administration
Policy windows, public opinion, and policy ideas
Responsive States
Performance Policies and Workforce Development
Fiscal Federalism, Performance Policies, and E ducation R eforms
Precursors to Policy Innovation
Repositioning Politics in Education’s Circle of Knowledge
Waivering as Governance
The Bigger They Are
Local Autonomy versus State Constraints
Rebels and Their Causes
Safeguarding Federalism in Education Policy in Canada and the United States
Education Policy Trump Style
The Every Student Succeeds Act, the Decline of the Federal Role in Education Policy, and the Curbing of Executive Authority
Reauthorization of the Federal Higher Education Act and Accountability for Student Learning
Competitive Grants and Educational Federalism
From No Child Left behind to the Every Student Succeeds Act
The State of American Federalism 2011-2012
The State of American Federalism 2007-2008
Federalism Revised
Progressive Policy Making in a Conservative Age? Civil Rights and the Politics of Federal Education Standards, Testing, and Accountability
| Unique citing works | 20 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,05 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2020 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 20 |