A Way Forward: A Progressive Vision for Reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

Autor/inn/en	Ayers, Jeremy; Brown, Cynthia
Institution	Center for American Progress
Titel	A Way Forward: A Progressive Vision for Reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Quelle	(2011), (43 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Student Needs; Principals; Educational Change; Elementary Secondary Education; Federal Legislation; Educational Legislation; Politics of Education; Educational Objectives; Goal Orientation; Educational Policy; Teachers; Educational Finance; Financial Support; Educational Improvement; Educational Innovation; Accountability; Teaching Skills; Administrator Effectiveness; Teacher Effectiveness; Educational Resources; Student Personnel Services; Extended School Day; School Effectiveness; Low Achievement; Academic Achievement; Federal Government; Government Role; School Turnaround; Integrated Services + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Principal; Schulleiter; Bildungsreform; Bundesrecht; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Politics of education; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Bildungsfonds; Finanzielle Förderung; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Verantwortung; Lehrbefähigung; Lehrkompetenz; Unterrichtsbefähigung; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Bildungsmittel; Ganztagsunterricht; Schuleffizienz; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Schulleistung; Bundesregierung
Abstract	Congress has the opportunity to move forward on education reform by reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, or ESEA, to ensure all children achieve their greatest potential. Unfortunately, it has yet to find the will to do so, to the detriment of American students and schools. ESEA is the largest and most significant federal education law supporting public schools. ESEA, currently known as No Child Left Behind, was due to be reauthorized in 2007. Congress has the opportunity to fix numerous flaws in NCLB and to build on positive change due to new, innovative programs already underway in many places. Political events and calculations, however, threaten to stymie the law's renewal. This paper outlines a smart, progressive vision for moving forward with the reauthorization of ESEA. Following core principles of federal education policy, the authors propose significant policy changes on topics such as teachers and principals, funding, school improvement, and innovation. Specifically, they recommend: (1) Holding all schools accountable for getting results with all students; (2) Investing in teachers and principals so they become more skilled and effective; (3) Making funding practices more fair and efficient so every student gets a fair shot at having an effective teacher and adequate resources; (4) Targeting support to low-performing schools, including expanding learning time and providing nonacademic services that meet all student needs; and (5) Investing in innovative practices that bring American schools into the 21st century. Appended are: (1) Summary of CAP's ESEA recommendations; and (2) CAP's body of work on ESEA topics. (Contains 33 endnotes.) [This paper was written with Ulrich Boser, Raegen Miller, and Theodora Chang.] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10