No Child Left Behind/ESEA:
It's Time for a Change!

The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is the current version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the fundamental federal law governing K-12 education. 

NEA strongly supports the stated goals of the law -- to raise student learning, close achievement gaps, and ensure that every child is taught by a highly qualified teacher. But, simply put, the law is not working.

NCLB is now up for reauthorization, and NEA is asking Congress to make three fundamental changes in the law so that it works for children:

1. Use more than test scores to measure student learning and school performance;
2. Reduce class size to help students learn;
3. Increase the number of highly qualified teachers in our schools.

NEA currently supports a positive agenda for change. Click here for complete details and information on what you can do to help.