Assessing the Likelihood Virginia Public Schools will Meet the Central Goal of No Child Left Behind: Having Every Student Proficient

Title:	Assessing the Likelihood Virginia Public Schools will Meet the Central Goal of No Child Left Behind: Having Every Student Proficient
Description:	This report investigates progress in Virginia public schools in satisfying the requirement of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 that every student be proficient in reading and math by 2014. It develops a variable change model that uses observed baseline proficiency and proficiency trends at individual schools to forecast gains for six subgroups in elementary, middle, and high schools.
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Cover Date:	September 2007
Web Release:	September 27, 2007
Publication #:	REL 2007012
Center/Program:	REL
Associated Centers:	NCEE
Authors:	Louis Jacobson, Ph.D., The CNA Corporation
Type of Product:	Issues and Answers Report
Keywords:	Assessment Language proficiency Schools States
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Issues and Answers Report, please contact: Gloria Vera.