Human Rights at Home and Abroad: Past, Present, and Future
Human Rights at Home and Abroad: Past, Present, and Future
Human Rights at Home and Abroad: Past, Present, and Future
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Students should have more adequ<strong>at</strong>e schools. George Bush‘s, No Child Left Behind Act made<br />
school more responsible for their student test scores. Initially, No Child Left Behind Act was established<br />
to help improve the performance of America's elementary <strong>and</strong> secondary schools while <strong>at</strong> the same time<br />
ensuring th<strong>at</strong> no child is trapped in a failing school.<br />
The NCLB Act, which reauthorizes the ESEA, incorpor<strong>at</strong>es the principles <strong>and</strong> str<strong>at</strong>egies<br />
proposed by President Bush. These include increased accountability for St<strong>at</strong>es, school<br />
districts, <strong>and</strong> schools; gre<strong>at</strong>er choice for parents <strong>and</strong> students, particularly those <strong>at</strong>tending<br />
low-performing schools; more flexibility for St<strong>at</strong>es <strong>and</strong> local educ<strong>at</strong>ional agencies<br />
(LEAs) in the use of Federal educ<strong>at</strong>ion dollars; <strong>and</strong> a stronger emphasis on reading,<br />
especially for our youngest children (U.S Department of Educ<strong>at</strong>ion 2008).<br />
The No Child Left Behind Act was designed for 3 rd through 8 th graders to test if these students are<br />
proficient in m<strong>at</strong>h <strong>and</strong> reading. Schools who do fail to meet the requirements can be subject to<br />
improvement, corrective action, <strong>and</strong> restructuring measure (U.S Department of Educ<strong>at</strong>ion 2008). The test<br />
results are grouped by race, ethnicity, <strong>and</strong> class. One of my teachers agreed with the No Child Left<br />
Behind Act because it made school accountable. Marianne <strong>and</strong> David McGr<strong>at</strong>h disagree with my teacher<br />
suggesting they st<strong>at</strong>ed in their editorial th<strong>at</strong> ―There swirls a madness of high stakes testing m<strong>and</strong><strong>at</strong>ed by<br />
President Bush's No Child Left Behind Act, which has been more like the electro-shocking of the<br />
students, teachers <strong>and</strong> schools, r<strong>at</strong>her than a measure for improving educ<strong>at</strong>ion in cities like Chicago<br />
(2004).‖ I personally like the No Child Left Behind Act. I just wish th<strong>at</strong> it was enforced more.<br />
I believe th<strong>at</strong> all schools should have some sort of after school program. After school programs is<br />
a good way of keeping our students out of trouble. Also, some after school programs better the physical<br />
life of others.<br />
Copious research compiled by the Afterschool Alliance shows th<strong>at</strong> quality programs improve<br />
student achievement. These kids are more likely to go to school, be engaged in their regular<br />
lessons, <strong>and</strong> earn better test scores <strong>and</strong> grades. Take, for example, Citizen Schools where average<br />
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