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No Child Left Behind: Helping Your Child Succeed in School - Tuesday, September 16, 2003
Time: 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM ET
“With the No Child Left Behind Act, America began a promising era in our public schools. No parent will have to settle year after year for schools that do not teach and will not change. Instead of getting excuses, parents will now get choices.”
President George W. Bush
The 2003-2004 season premiere of Education News Parents Can Use on September 16 will mark the beginning of the second full school year under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and the new options and information it makes available to families. As the school year begins, the new law’s accountability, reporting, and choice provisions are giving parents new tools to help their children succeed in school.
This edition of Education News will feature interviews and discussions with Department officials, educators and parents to explain the many new types of information available on individual schools and district performance -- such as the law’s testing and accountability requirements, school report cards, teacher quality expectations, and public school choice and supplemental educational services options for parents whose students attend underperforming or persistently unsafe schools. Throughout, the show will highlight schools and communities that are effectively using the new provisions to improve education and ensure that no child is left behind.
The evening’s conversation will explore key questions such as:
- How does the law empower parents to ensure their children get the best possible education?
- What types of information is available to parents on the academic performance of their child’s school and the quality of their teachers?
- How does annual testing and reporting keep schools accountable for achieving results?
- What options are available to parents whose children attend underperforming or unsafe schools?
- What are “supplemental educational services” and can they help children achieve?
- What are the most effective ways for parents to get involved in and support their child’s education?
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