NCLB Research Reports

National Education Association
11 Changes That Need To Be Made
October 2005
"NEA originally released this document in January 2004. Since then, both former Secretary of Education Rod Paige and current Secretary Margaret Spellings have announced several changes to the NCLB rules. The IDEA reauthorization made additional changes to the "highly qualified" rules under NCLB for special education teachers. The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) adopted parts of six NEA proposed changes, validating the NEA position that common-sense changes to NCLB are needed. However, much more needs to be done and additional resources need to be provided to remedy the law's unintended consequences."