How The “No Child Left Behind” Act Failed on Every Level

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In the early 2000s, something seemed abundantly clear in the United States; the country was falling behind the rest of the world in education. With the academics dropping and, coincidentally, the military enrollment, the government decided it was time to come up with a plan. So, the No Child Left Behind Act was brought into existence. At first, everyone seemed hopeful that the new plan in American education would make a difference—and it did. But, not the kind the United States was searching for.

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00:00 No Child Left Behind
02:54 The Beginning of No Child Left Behind
07:11 Recruiting Your Kids In The Name of Education
11:15 Leaving Children Behind
17:35 The Revamp
23:57 AD
25:07 What Could Be Done
28:25 Outro

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