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NCLB Extra Credit is a regular look at the No Child Left Behind Act, President Bush's landmark education reform initiative passed with bipartisan support in Congress.

October 2004

"Any Child Will Benefit From Additional Tutoring" (October 22, 2004)
"You Have Met Your Reading Goal" (October 21, 2004)
FREE Publications Highlight Innovations in Education (October 20, 2004)
NCLB Gives "Good Principals … Power They Never had Before" (October 19, 2004)
New Survey Shows Strong Support for NCLB (October 18, 2004)
Did You Know? (October 15, 2004)
"She Just has Those Kids so Jazzed About Reading" (October 14, 2004)
"[Reading First Funds] Will Allow for More Training Opportunities" (October 13, 2004)
FREE Brochure Available to Help Inform Parents about Free Tutoring Under NCLB (October 12, 2004)
South Dakota: 137 Schools Honored for Meeting State Reading and Math Standards (October 8, 2004)
Pennsylvania School District Receives Grant to "Tutor its Teachers" (October 7, 2004)
Online and On-Demand Professional Development Now Available for Teachers (October 6, 2004)
Register Now for The Fall 2004 Principals’ Workshop
Instructional Leadership: The Principal’s Role in Closing the Achievement Gap (October 5, 2004)
"No Child Left Behind is a Culture Shift" (October 4, 2004)
Focusing the Attention of Educators (October 1, 2004)

September 2004

Placing a High Priority on Literacy (September 30, 2004)
"She Sets a High Standard for Her Kids" (September 29, 2004)
Did You Know? (September 28, 2004)
Detroit Area School Recognized for Improvements Under NCLB (September 27, 2004)
North Dakota State Superintendent: "We Must Take The Challenge [Of NCLB]" (September 24, 2004)
"She Has Such High Expectations For All Her Children" (September 23, 2004)
Register Now For Fall 2004 Teacher Workshops! (September 22, 2004)
Congressmen Visit Improved Schools (September 21, 2004)
Reading First: "It Gives Them a Tremendous Boost" (September 20, 2004)
Grove City, PA: "We Look at No Child Left Behind as A Marathon" (September 17, 2004)
"They Know They Can Learn" (September 16, 2004)
"This Is The Kind Of School That Shows What Can Be Done" (September 15, 2004)
Beating The Odds (September 14, 2004)
NCLB Summer Reading Achievers Program "Has Motivated … Children To Be Avid Readers" (September 13, 2004)
"The Validation And Celebration Of Everybody Here Is What's So Exciting" (September 10, 2004)
Connecticut: Over 75 Percent of High Schools Meet State Adequate Yearly Progress Standards (September 9, 2004)
Early Reading First Grant will Help Children in Arizona Enter School "Ready to Read" (September 8, 2004)
Early Reading First Is Helping To "Level The Playing Field" (September 7, 2004)
Improving Scores is Worth an Applause (September 3, 2004)
Md School Excelling with No Child Left Behind (September 2, 2004)
NCLB Strategies Improve W.Va. Schools (September 1, 2004)

August 2004

Did You Know?(August 31, 2004)
"Success For All Students: No Exceptions, No Excuses."(August 30, 2004)
Wyoming: 92 Percent of Schools Meet State Academic Standards (August 27, 2004)
West Virginia State Superintendent: "An Extraordinary Number of Schools Met AYP" (August 26, 2004)
Philadelphia’s Improved Student Achievement Brings a "Sense of Hope" (August 25, 2004)
Ohio State Superintendent Credits Highly Qualified Teachers For Gains In Student Achievement (August 24, 2004)
President Bush: NCLB "Is Bringing Progress And Hope" (August 23, 2004)
The Grand Rapids Press Inventories NCLB Progress (August 20, 2004)
Setting The Record Straight On Charter Schools (August 19, 2004)
"These Grants Build Upon The President's Strong Commitment To Students Learning"(August 18, 2004)
True/False on Charter Schools (August 17, 2004)
The Oregonian: "Signs that NCLB is Working" (August 16, 2004)
"We're Celebrating a Success Story" (August 13, 2004)
Kansas State Superintendent: "We Made Progress This Year" (August 12, 2004)
"No Child Left Behind is Helping Improve Schools"(August 11, 2004)
South Dakota: 79 Percent of Schools Meet State Math and Reading Standards; Student Achievement Levels Show Improvement Over 2003(August 10, 2004)
U.S. Department of Education Offers Additional Guidance Related to NCLB and Charter Schools(August 9, 2004)
Michigan: 80 Percent of Elementary and Middle Schools Meet State Math and Reading Standards (August 6, 2004)
To Critics of NCLB: "Do Your Homework" (August 5, 2004)
Kentucky: Early Results Show 75 Percent of Schools Meeting State Academic Goals (August 4, 2004)
"It's Not Just a Slogan" No Child Left Behind Grant Awarded to St. Louis Public Schools (August 3, 2004)
Georgia: Ensuring All Teachers Are Highly Qualified (August 2, 2004)

July 2004

"This is Music to Our Ears" NCLB Brings Improved Performance to Illinois Students in Math and Reading; Achievement Gap Is Closing (July 30, 2004)
South Dakota Elementary School Says Being "In Need of Improvement" Was a "Blessing in Disguise" (July 28, 2004)
"Sixty-four to 78 is a Big Deal" Georgia Gov. on State’s Increase of Schools Making AYP (July 27, 2004)
Mobile County, Alabama Education Official on Reading First: "It Does Work" (July 26, 2004)
California Teacher Says NCLB "Has Already Helped a Great Deal" (July 23, 2004)
"We Screamed and Yelled and Cried and Laughed" (July 22, 2004)
In North Carolina this Year, Number of Schools Making Adequate Yearly Progress "Shot Up" (July 21, 2004)
U.S Department of Education Hosts First-Ever NCLB Research-to-Practice Summit for Teachers (July 20, 2004)
Did You Know? Most federal funds are sent directly to states and local school districts for their use in schools. (July 19, 2004)
Changing What Goes on in America's Classrooms (July 16, 2004)
Secretary Paige Comments on Opposition to NCLB (July 15, 2004)
"You Can Choose" (July 14, 2004)
Performance Data for Schools in More States Now Available at SchoolResults.org (July 13, 2004)
President Bush: "I Made a Promise to … Improve the Nation's Public Schools; I'm Delivering on that Promise." (July 12, 2004)
Teaching American History Grants Awarded All Across the Country (July 9, 2004)
FREE Guide Provides Advice For Implementing Effective NCLB Free Tutoring Programs (July 8, 2004)
In Michigan, Most Students With Disabilities Met or Passed State Academic Standards in 2003-2004 School Year
(July 7, 2004)
In Tempe, Arizona, School Officials Credit Reading First With Improving Students’ Reading Skills (July 6, 2004)
"Testing is a Necessary Foundation to Build a Better Education System" (July 2, 2004)
Secretary Paige: "With This [Charter School] Grant We Recognize California's Pioneering Spirit" (July 1, 2004)

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