Leaving NCLB Behind

All states were mandated to test students annually in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math and at least once in grades 10 through 12. Since the passage of NCLB, states have been required to report disaggregated test results in four subgroups - economic disadvantage, race and ethnicity, disability, and English language proficiency - in an effort to make achievement gaps transparent. [...]we recommend that Congress carefully consider, before final passage of a new version of the ESEA, what components are really necessary to ensure student success.