Improvement in Student Performance Slows Since NCLB

Is NCLB really raising student achievement as its proponents argue? Fuller et. al. report that test-score improvement among 4th graders in 12 states has fallen off in reading and slowed in math since the enactment of NCLB. Unlike a recent report from the Center on Education Policy, which found consistent and significant increases in state-test scores since NCLB became law in early 2002, this research study draws on data from both state assessments and the federally administered NAEP.

A link to the study, published in the July issue of Educational Researcher, can be found below.