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NCLB and Data

     New Jersey Department of Education's No Child Left Behind (NCLB) web site is extensive and current. The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) federal legislation was signed into law on January 8, 2001. (Go to http://www.ed.gov/legislation/ESEA02/ for the NCLB P.L. 107- 110). This legislation redefines the federal government’s role in K-12 education to help close the achievement gap between disadvantaged and minority students and their peers based on four guiding principles:

  1. Increased Accountability for Results,
  2. Increased Flexibility and Local Control,
  3. Expanded Options for Parents, and
  4. Emphasis on Teaching Methods that are Proven to Work
New Jersey data
DOE Data has most of the NJ data. However, see also: Abbott, Bureau of Bilingual/ESL Education, Charter Schools, Title I, NJPEP and others.
US ED data
US ED's NCLB site contains current laws and new rulings and information for educators and parents.
Additional NCLB data support
NCLB - Using Data for Results, from Apple and the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL) A well-organized tool for schools to use to identify, gather, and analyze data to assist them in improving outcomes.
Data Use: Data Primer from Learning Point Associates at the North Central Regional Laboratory (NCREL). An excellent four-part tutorial. Post-tutorial resources are also provided.
Just for the Kids On the Find a School line, decide on Elementary, Middle or High. Next, select your school. Choose a gray tab (Opportunity Gap Bars, Top Comparable Schools, or Multi-Year Summary) and then select Language Arts, Mathematics or Science.
School Matters Select your state, then select school or district. Click on sort by (at the top of the columns) to see how the schools within your district compare. Then select the school of interest.
   Now check out the choices on the left of the screen. Under Search & Comparison Tools choose Compare Schools. Use the sort by and the Quick Select features and then check the boxes next to schools you want to select. Then click on (top left of table) to obtain very detailed data. (You can save it into an Excel file.) Make sure you read "For more information on how to use benchmarking to improve performance."