Special Challenges of the “No Child Left Behind” Act for Rural Schools and Districts
Across the country, states are concentrating efforts to meet the requirements and the spirit of No Child Left Behind (NCLB). The implementation provisions and timelines are demanding and challenging for all districts. NCLB is particularly daunting, however, for rural and small districts. Th...
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National Rural Education Association
2018-12-01
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| Series: | The Rural Educator |
| Online Access: | https://www.jhseonline.com/index.php/ruraled/article/view/503 |
| Summary: | Across the country, states are concentrating efforts to meet the requirements and the spirit of No Child Left Behind (NCLB). The implementation provisions and timelines are demanding and challenging for all districts. NCLB is particularly daunting, however, for rural and small districts. This paper outlines the characteristics of rural schools and districts that create special problems in implementing the legislation and summarizes the major challenges of the NCLB for these districts.
Reprinted with permission from the Rural School and Community Trust (www.ruraledu.org). Lorna Jimerson is the Program Coordinator for the Policy Program of the Rural Trust.
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| ISSN: | 0273-446X 2643-9662 |