Introduction: Rethinking the challenge of NCLB
Pt. I. NCLB and accountability. The pending reauthorization of NCLB: an opportunity to rethink the basic strategy / Daniel Koretz ; Toward a more effective definition of adequate yearly progress / Robert L. Linn ; Beyond standardization in school accountability / Mindy L. Kornhaber ; Promises and pitfalls: implications of NCLB for identifying, assessing, and educating English language learners / Michael J. Kieffer, Nonie K. Lesaux, and Catherine E. Snow
Pt. II. Evidence on how NCLB is working. Two takes on the impact of NCLB on academic improvements: tracking state proficiency trends through NAEP versus state assessments / Jaekyung Lee ; Evidence on education under NCLB (and how Florida boosted NAEP scores and reduced the race gap) / Walter M. Haney
Pt. III. State capacity to implement NCLB. Interstate inequality and the federal role in school finance / Goodwin Liu ; Massive responsibilities and limited resources: the state response to NCLB / Gail L. Sunderman and Gary Orfield ; Low-performing schools' programs and state capacity requirements: meeting the NCLB educational goals / Heinrich Mintrop
Pt. IV. NCLB impact on school reform. Improving high schools and the role of NCLB / Linda Darling Hammond ; NCLB and continuous school improvement / Willis D. Hawley ; NCLB and reforming the nation's lowest-performing high schools: help, hindrance, or unrealized potential? / Robert Balfanz and Nettie Legters ; Can NCLB improve high school graduation rates? / Russell W. Rumberger
Conclusion: Accountability after five years.
