No Child Left Behind A Guide for Professionals |
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| Author:
| Yell, Mitchell
Drasgow, Erik |
| ISBN: | 978-0-13-118532-6 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2004 |
| Publisher: | Prentice Hall PTR
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $10.00 |
Book Description:
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This timely addition to Merrill'sStudent Enrichment Seriesoffers a thorough, though not exhaustive, examination of theNo Child Left Behind Act of 2001(NCLB) and its effect on American public education.Coverage provides a description of the legal structure of the 1000+ pages of the NCLB, along with a succinct summary of the law's purpose and major principles. The authors explain the act's relationship to its predecessor, theElementary and Secondary School Act,and explore the...
More DescriptionThis timely addition to Merrill'sStudent Enrichment Seriesoffers a thorough, though not exhaustive, examination of theNo Child Left Behind Act of 2001(NCLB) and its effect on American public education.Coverage provides a description of the legal structure of the 1000+ pages of the NCLB, along with a succinct summary of the law's purpose and major principles. The authors explain the act's relationship to its predecessor, theElementary and Secondary School Act,and explore the implications for teachers, principals, and school administrators of this significant and controversial expansion of the federal government's role in education today.K-12 Teachers, pre-service teachers, school administrators.