The No Child left behinds affect on rural schools

The No Child Left behind Act (NCLB) is the nation’s federal education bill. The new Obama administration is concerned about NCLB and wants to make changes to the plan in order to help suffering inner-city school.

I’m not saying that inner cities schools do not have their problems. I just want an administration from Chicago to understand rural areas.

Those who followed the Presidential election of Barack Obama may remember his comments about men and women from rural Ohio, and how they cling to their guns and their religion. NCLB with funding may be able to work in inner cities.

However, standardized tests scores is the only piece of education rural schools care about, because the scores determine the amount of
This creates numerous problems that should be addressed by new legislation. Here are the main problem readers and the Obama administration need to be aware of.

1. Students who will pass the standardized test receive little to no attention in classrooms

2. In rural high schools, AP and IB programs do not receive attention, many students in AP and IB programs in rural schools fail the exams.

3. Students do not learn what is needed for college instead their curriculum is set to standardized testing, which is completely different.