<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) was a U.S. Act of Congress that reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act; it included Title I provisions applying to disadvantaged students . It supported standards - based education reform based on the premise that setting high standards and establishing measurable goals could improve individual outcomes in education . The Act required states to develop assessments in basic skills . To receive federal school funding, states had to give these assessments to all students at select grade levels . </P> <P> The act did not assert a national achievement standard--each state developed its own standards . NCLB expanded the federal role in public education through further emphasis on annual testing, annual academic progress, report cards, and teacher qualifications, as well as significant changes in funding . </P>

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