Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) [electronic resource] : Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act

Corporate Author: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.
Physical Description: 40 pages : digital, PDF file

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Examines implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA) of 2001 adequate yearly progress (AYP) requirements, which are primarily based on the aggregate scores of various student groups on State assessments of academic achievement. Covers outcome accountability and the AYP concept, AYP under the NCLBA statute, data on schools identified as failing to meet AYP, and issues in implementation of the NCLBA provisions, including confidence intervals and data averaging, population diversity effects, number of schools identified, the 95% participation rule, State variations in assessments and proficiency standards, and timing.

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