WHAT'S WRONG WITH NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND Since the No Child Left Behind Act, also known as NCLB, took effect, it has caused some concern among teachers and parents regarding its effectiveness for students. There have been issues that needed to be addressed that were instead overlooked when a child does not meet the school's standardized tests and is pushed to the next level. Indeed, this has raised some concerns among teachers and parents about its effectiveness for students. There have been issues to resolve that have been overlooked. Because in “Is No Child Left Behind effective for all students?” » Parents don't think so, a school that fails to achieve Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for four or more years is considered under corrective action and the state board must make serious changes to school. Randolph and Wilson-Younger (October 22, 2012). Our government has offered states the opportunity to waive these requirements, but states must make specific reforms in exchange for flexibility. In the first round of proposed waivers, 11 states applied. States had to fill out applications. Each state must file a waiver request and if a state receives a waiver it will last for two years and then they can reapply. These exemptions are necessary because the principle of No Child Left Behind is not respected. Laws can identify schools that need improvement based on their achievement goals. The law mandates interventions, but they are not working as well as they could be. Lawmakers have proposed moving a bill to the Senate or House. However, Republicans had p...... middle of paper ...... The Child LeftBehind Act harms our children and our schools. Retrieved from http://eds.b.ebscohost.com.proxy-library.ashford.edu/eds/detail?vid=6&sid=6cc7079a-069b-46e8-a97c-f4f47573b25b%40sessionmgr111&hid=115&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#db= edsgao&AN =edsgcl.122374564Schmidt, T. (2008) Skimming the surface of No Child Left Behind: How No Child Left Behind unfairly affects schools with significant proportions of disadvantaged students. Retrieved from http://eds.b.ebscohost.com.proxy- l ibrary.ashford.edu/eds/detail?sid=c99ea711-dddf-44fd-bc47-50b054b3459f%40sessionmgr111&vid=1&hid=115&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#db =eric&AN=ED501254Stanik Mary, Ed (2007) Open to the Public: How Communities, Parents and Students Evaluate the Impact of the No Child Left Behind Act, 2004-2007 - “The Realities Left Behind” http://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED498400