No Child Left Behind Reauthorization Has Public Support

ETS, an educational testing service provider, has recently published the results of a poll about the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act. The report states:

“The survey clearly shows that despite a lack of knowledge among the American public and strong misgivings of teachers and administrators, there is strong support for reauthorization of No Child Left Behind,” says Kurt Landgraf, President and CEO of ETS. “The lack of understanding among parents of school-age children and the general public initially led to slightly more negative than positive feelings toward NCLB, but once the law was explained, a majority then favored its continuation. This shows that NCLB supporters need to increase awareness among the public about the law’s provisions and benefits.”

The multifaceted public poll showed teachers and administrators were overwhelmingly against the reauthorization of the Act as currently written, but support was there for a revamping of the legislation prior to reauthorization. Other findings included a disagreement between faculty members and the general public about whether or not English Language Learners’ test scores should be included (public is pro, faculty is con). The public also preferred the option of doing away with individual state standards in favor of a uniform national set of standards.

The entire study and results can be found on the ETS website. Leave your thoughts on NCLB and these poll results in the comments section below.

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