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Fact Sheet: The No Child Left Behind Act: Preparing Our Nation's Students
to Succeed
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For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary March 2, 2007

Fact Sheet: The No Child Left Behind Act: Preparing Our Nation's Students
to Succeed

ÿÿWhite House News

President Bush Discusses No Child Left Behind Reauthorization In Focus:
Education

Today, President Bush Discussed The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) At
Silver Street Elementary School In New Albany, Indiana. Reauthorizing NCLB
is one of the President's top priorities. NCLB is helping to raise student
achievement and make a real difference in our Nation's schools. We must
build on the law's success without watering down standards or rolling back
accountability.

  þ Silver Street Elementary School Is An Example Of The Good Results Of No
    Child Left Behind. Students at Silver Street Elementary School have met
    State standards for progress under NCLB every year since 2002.

  þ Testing Data Has Helped Teachers At Silver Street Elementary School
    Tailor Instruction To Meet The Individual Needs Of Their Students. For
    example, when test results showed students needed to improve in
    reading, the school set aside a daily block of time for reading and
    writing instruction. Teachers at Silver Street also receive targeted
    training to improve their teaching techniques in areas where students
    are struggling.

The No Child Left Behind Act Is Working

Under NCLB We Are Measuring Results - And Holding Schools Accountable For
Teaching Every Student To Read, Write, Add, And Subtract. Measuring results
helps teachers spot problems early, so they can help students catch up, and
gives parents valuable information about how well schools are doing.

We See Good Results From No Child Left Behind Across The Nation. Between
2003 and 2005, 46 States and the District of Columbia improved or held
steady in all categories of fourth grade students tested in reading and
math. In addition:
  þ More reading progress was made by 9-year-olds between 1999 and 2004
    than in the previous 28 years combined.
  þ In math, 9-year olds and 13-year olds earned the highest scores in the
    history of the test.
  þ African American and Hispanic students' reading and math scores were up
    in the five years ending in 2004, and these students are beginning to
    close the achievement gap.

We Must Build On This Success And Strengthen No Child Left Behind

Keeping America Competitive In The 21st Century Depends On No Child Being
Left Behind. We must ensure our children have the skills to compete and
succeed in the increasingly competitive global economy. Meeting this
challenge will require us to raise the bar - and strengthen No Child Left
Behind.

  þ Ensuring Students Graduate Prepared For The Challenges Of The 21st
    Century. We will bring rigor to our Nation's high schools by increasing
    accountability for results, helping more students enroll in Advanced
    Placement courses, and working to ensure students graduate ready for
    college and the global economy. Improving math and science instruction
    will be critical to this effort. The President calls on Congress to
    fund his program to encourage 30,000 math and science professionals
    over the next eight years to bring real-life experience to the
    classroom as part-time teachers.

  þ Improving Struggling Schools. The President's 2008 budget will increase
    Federal support for underperforming schools to more than $1 billion,
    and help these schools fix what is wrong and improve student
    achievement. The President also proposes expanding the Teacher
    Incentive Fund to support State and local efforts to reward teachers
    who raise student achievement and work in low-income schools.

  þ Giving Parents Of Students In Underperforming Schools More Choices. The
    Federal government will work with districts to help more students in
    underperforming schools take advantage of free tutoring - and to expand
    school choice. The President has proposed Promise Scholarships to allow
    100,000 eligible students to transfer to private or out-of-district
    public schools, or receive intensive tutoring. The President has also
    proposed a nationwide "Opportunity Scholarships Program" to assist
    communities that want to provide additional scholarships for low-income
    students to attend private schools.

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