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Learn about No Child Left Behind—the law, regulations, and additional policy guidance from the U.S. Department of Education; plus, we'll be posting the latest news on NCLB reauthorization effforts here.

Legislation
Jump into the details of the legislation, in plain text or pdf.
Public Law 107-110, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (pdf) www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/esea02/index.html (text)

Regulations
For the regulations that guide implementation of NCLB, published December 2, 2002.
www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/finrule/2002-4/120202a.pdf (pdf) www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/finrule/2002-4/120202a.html (text)

Specific to limited English proficient students: establishing accountability for the academic achievement of limited English proficient (LEP) students (issued September 13, 2006).
www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/finrule/2006-3/091306a.html

Specific to students with disabilities: establishing alternate academic achievement standards for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities and alternate assessments based on alternate academic achievement standards.

Final regulations for the academic achievement of students with the most significant cognitive disabilities (issued December 9, 2003):
www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/finrule/2003-4/120903a.pdf (pdf)www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/finrule/2003-4/120903a.html (text)

Final Regulations on Modified Academic Achievement Standards (issued April 9, 2007
www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/finrule/2007-2/040907a.html (text)

Fact Sheet for Parents on Modified Achievement Standards, April 2007

And additional guidance for States issued July 20, 2007 available in a Word document: www.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/nclb/twopercent.doc

  
NCLB Reauthorization—
Proposals, policies, and priorities from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education: NCLB and Other Elementary/Secondary Policy Documents

www.ed.gov/nclb/overview/intro/reauth/index.html



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