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President Bush Signs Landmark Education Reforms into Law
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These reforms express my deep belief in our public schools and their mission to build the mind and character of every child, from every background, in every part of America.
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President Bush vowed to make educating every child his number-one domestic priority and reform a system that - despite nearly $200 billion in federal funding since 1965 - has failed the neediest in our nation's classrooms.
In response, President Bush proposed a comprehensive, bipartisan plan to improve overall student performance and close the achievement gap between rich and poor students in America's more than 89,599 public schools.
In his first year in office, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 was passed with an overwhelming majority in both houses of Congress. On January 8, 2002, the President signed into law this landmark legislation that promotes educational excellence for America's:
The Leave No Child Behind
Act Ushers in Sweeping Reforms Based Upon the President's Priorities
for America's Schools: Greater Flexibility and Local Control
Expanded Options and Choice for Parents
Emphasis on Teaching Methods that Work
The Leave No Child Behind Act Provides Resources to Support the Reforms:
Note: Funding figures are U.S. Department of Education estimates
Other figures include data from the Department's National Center for Education Statistics
at www.nces.ed.gov.
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more U.S. Department of Education information please visit www.ed.gov/nclb
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