The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act Implemented in 2002

question 57

Multiple Choice

The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act implemented in 2002 has resulted in

• A) large gains in student achievement in math and science
• B) large improvements in reducing the achievement gap between minority students and Whites
• C) large gains in the quality of teachers in public schools
• D) large improvements in reducing the achievement gap between minority students and Whites and large gains in the quality of teachers in public schools
• E) none of these

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