ETHICS ISSUE OUTLINE

Beth Duellman
Ethical Issue Presentation
EDUW 695
December 2015

What is your issue?

NCLB, No Child Left Behind

2002 update to the Elementary and Secondary

Education Act of 1965

Signed into law by President Bush

Holds schools responsible for academic progress of all

students with special focus on subsets of students like
EL and SPED

Title 1 money tied to compliance

Sanctions for not meeting adequate yearly progress

(AYP)

Who does your issue

involve?

Accountability for schools

Requires highly qualified teachers

Students and teachers grades K-12 with the testing focus in 3-8
School Districts, tax payers, families of students
Department of Education
Test makers
Lawmakers including George W. Bush, Barack Obama
Home values (Jacobsen, R., Snyder, J. W., & Saultz, A., 2014)

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How is your issue
impacting education
today?

School district test students every year and measure the success of
schools based on these test scores. Schools also collect data and progress
monitor students throughout the school year. Teacher and administrator
evaluations include value added data based on student test scores so
teacher morale is lower.

Why is this issue

controversial?

Students are being tested at a dramatically higher level which takes away
from the fun and meaning of learning. There is an over reliance on
testing and decreasing the amount of material covered in school to better
prepare students for test taking in reading, writing, and math. There is an
increased presence and influence of the federal government in public
education and that takes away from the state and local control. School
climate centered around performing well on the test.

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List the three articles you Edwards, H.S. (2015). Leaving tests behind. Time. 185(5), 28.
read about your issue
Is no child left behind irretrievably flawed? (2011). In J. Noll (Ed.),
Taking sides: Clashing views on educational issues (Sixteenth ed.,
pp. 316-332). New York, New York: McGraw-Hill.

Jacobsen, R., Snyder, J. W., & Saultz, A. (2014) Informing or

shaping public opinion? The influence of school accountability
data format on public perceptions of school quality. American
Journal of Education. Vol. 121(1), 1.

Klein, A. (2015) No child left behind overview: Definitions,

requirements, criticisms, and more. Retrieved December 5, 2015,
from http://www.edweek.org/ew/section/multimedia/no-child-leftbehind-overview-definition-summary.html
Identify an organization NEA National Education Association
and tell their view

http://www.nea.org/home/61944.htm

Calling for reauthorization including a new accountability system,

more time for students to learn and teachers to teach, and
qualified educators that have the power to lead