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The federal No Child Left Behind Act became law in January 2002 and in so doing, gave unprecedented powers to the states to decide curriculum, monitor student achievement, and implement sanctions for schools and districts failing to meet those expectations.

September 2007 - The 39th Annual Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll of the Public's Attitudes Toward the Public Schools - As the public knowledge of NCLB grows, the public's view of NCLB is becoming less and less favorable, Phi Delta Kappa International.

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NCLB Section 9527. Prohibitions on Federal Government and Use of Federal Funds - Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize an officer or employee of the Federal Government to mandate, direct, or control a State, local educational agency, or school's curriculum, program of instruction, or allocation of State or local resources, or mandate a State or any subdivision thereof to spend any funds or incur any costs not paid for under this Act.

No Child Left Behind: Truths and Consequences

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U.S. Department of Education

No Child Left Behind

NCLB Table of Contents - Links to actual text.

The White House on Education

Hot Bills in Education at OpenCongress.org

NCLB Cartoons - A picture is worth 666,483,972,618,001 pages of Congressional testimony.

How we measure things really matters (mp3), American Federation of Teachers & Education Minnesota.