U.S. Department of Education
September 2002
The U.S. Department of Education is the source of this 180-page plain-language guide to NCLB's innumerable provisions. (It was published in September 2002 but has only just crossed our desks.) Besides briefly explaining such much-discussed features of that massive legislation as "highly qualified teachers," "adequate yearly progress" and "supplemental services," it goes on to describe the many other elements of the law that have not entered everyday parlance, from "safe and drug free schools" to Indian education to bilingual education. It is, in effect, a layman's version of the 2002 E.S.E.A. amendments in all their diverse and complex majesty and should be useful for school board members, parents, business leaders, teachers, etc. You can obtain a hard copy by phoning (877) 433-7827 or (800) 872-5327, by emailing [email protected] or faxing (301) 470-1244. It appears to be out of stock at present, however, so you may prefer to download it from www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/reference.html.
