Effects of NCLB's Title I School Choice Provision School Performance

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ABSTRACT

Schools across America continuously strive to provide the best educational experience for its students while generating enough funding for the normal operations of its school system. Historically, schools attempted to prepare their students for the future. Today, preparing students for the future includes scoring proficient or better on national and state standards in the subjects of math and reading. High-performing schools encourage involvement from all stakeholders in decision making, goal setting, and supporting student learning. An examination of NCLB school choice and student achievement can assist in determining whether the use of Title I funds for school choice was warranted. The NCLB transfer option may have a detrimental effect on both low and high performing schools. In recent years, the federal NCLB mandate encouraged parents to allow their children to flee failing schools using the transfer option. The study will analyze the concept of NCLB's Title I School Choice provision and its impact on performing schools.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTII

DECLARATIONIII

ABSTRACTIV

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1

Overview of the Research Study1

Statement of the Problem3

Prupose of the Study4

Need for the study7

Research Objectives12

Definition of Important Terms12

Title I school12

No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)14

School Choice14

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)15

Limitations and Delimitations of the Study16

Summary16

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW18

No Child Left Behind18

Title I Program22

History of Title I Programs25

Types of Title I Programs29

NCLB and School Choice Theory30

NCLB Tansfer Choice Law32

School Choice Research Designs33

Student Choice and High School Transfers34

Mobility and Student Achievement35

NCLB Transfer Option Outcomes36

Summary38

REFERENCES42

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

The introduction section of this research provides a brief background about the topic of the research in order to explain the concept behind the study. Chapter I provided a background to the reasons behind the need to extend learning opportunities into the summer months. Laws such as NCLB have caused school ...