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OVERVIEW
A Guide to Education and No Child Left Behind
October 2004

This guide provides facts and figures to help you understand the No Child Left Behind Act.

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Table of Contents

1.	Title Page
2.	Foreword
3.	Education and the Economy
4.	Education by the Numbers
	Schools and Districts Alternative Education Systems Students Teachers The School Community School Districts Graduation Trends
5.	National Expenditures and Achievement
6.	The History of No Child Left Behind
7.	No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
	Improving the Academic Achievement of the Economically Disadvantaged Preparing, Training, and Recruiting Highly Qualified Teachers and Principals Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students Giving Parents Choices and Creating Innovative Education Programs Making the Education System Accountable Making the System Responsive to Local Needs Helping All Children Learn to Read Helping Children With Disabilities Terms To Know
8.	Sources

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