From September through December 31, 2005, Public Education Network conducted a survey on various aspects of No Child Left Behind through GiveKidsGoodSchools.org, its e-advocacy website. The online survey garnered 8,000 responses from education advocates around the country who joined in this vibrant and vital national debate on public education. Highlights of the survey follow; a full copy of the survey is available from Public Education Network.

One of the major goals of NCLB is to close the achievement gap among children of different racial, ethnic, and economic groups. Select those provisions of the law that are essential in closing the gap.



NCLB currently requires that all children in grades 3 through 8, plus one grade level in high school, be tested in reading and math. Does NCLB require too much testing, too little, or just right?



Currently, NCLB requires testing at only one grade level in high school. There are proposals to have NCLB testing in high school in reading, science and math, and at every grade level. Do you agree that there should be additional NCLB testing in high school?



Currently, states have di.erent definitions of what it means to be a “highly quali.ed teacher.” In judging whether a teacher is highly qualified, which of the following qualities do you believe to be most important? (For each, indicate a number between 1 and 5, with 1 for “least important” and 5 for “most important.”



Have you been asked to become involved in any of the following activities related to NCLB? (Please check all that apply)