No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Was a Policy Designed to Ensure

question 77

Multiple Choice

No Child Left Behind (NCLB) was a policy designed to ensure that all students, regardless of racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic background, receive a high-quality public education. Which of the following statements is false?

• A) Most reasonable people would not disagree with the basic idea of NCLB.
• B) One of the most important factors of NCLB is that students learn how to engage in critical thinking.
• C) To prevent losing millions of dollars, some schools actually helped students cheat on standardized tests.
• D) NCLB is one example of the movement toward performance-based accountability, which has been the most
• Important change in the world of American education in the past 20 years.

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