Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Secondary.

Population.

Public schools.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2007

Summary:

Examines implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA) of 2001 adequate yearly progress (AYP) requirements, which are primarily based on the aggregate scores of various student groups on State assessments of academic achievement. Covers outcome accountability and the AYP concept, AYP under the NCLBA statute, data on schools identified as failing to meet AYP, and issues in implementation of the NCLBA provisions, including confidence intervals and data averaging, population diversity effects, number of schools identified, the 95% participation rule, and State variations in assessments and proficiency standards

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

Publisher Number:

CRS-2007-DSP-0065

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license