Not Quite "Deja Vu All Over Again": No Child Left Behind Meets Effective School Research

Authors

Thomas V. O'Brien, University of Southern MississippiFollow
Thelma J. Roberson, University of Southern MississippiFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-27-2012

School

Education

Abstract

This article examines the connections between No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and the Effective Schools Research Movement. Using historical methodology, the authors argue that although both were premised on building capacity, over time the reform that became NCLB evolved to focus on accountability. This shift disconnected the reform from its research base, resulting in its failure to bring about equity. To save NCLB, policymakers and scholars should reconnect reform efforts with research and adopt policies that favor inspection.

Publication Title

The Education Forum

Volume

76

Issue

3

First Page

356

Last Page

371

Recommended Citation

O'Brien, T. V., Roberson, T. J. (2012). Not Quite "Deja Vu All Over Again": No Child Left Behind Meets Effective School Research. The Education Forum, 76(3), 356-371.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/20877