NCLB: no impact on fourth grade reading scores 
As usual, the latest report on testing the impact of NCLB resulted in claims of victory from the Bush administration. The report, from the Center on Education Progress examined test score data from individual states.
A re-analysis, based on data from the Center's report, shows that reading scores were going up before NCLB was implemented; NCLB did not increase the rate of improvement.
Reading First, the reading component of NCLB, takes up an extra 100 minutes per week, about an extra semester every two years. The results of this re-analysis strongly suggest that this huge investment has not paid off in improved reading for elementary school children.
For details: NCLB: No Impact on State Fourth Grade Reading Test Scores
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