About the Event

On August 12th 2009, the National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) and the National Center for Performance Incentives (NCPI) hosted a research conference entitled NCLB: Emerging Findings. The conference brought together more than 20 policy analysts and prominent scholars from the education policy research field to present and debate emerging findings on the merits and the weaknesses of the No Child Left Behind Act.

Among the issues discussed were state implementation of the federal education law and its impact on student achievement, teacher distribution and quality, the teaching of subjects such as social studies not covered in the law, and accountability and testing. The conference was attended by more than 160 state and national education officials, education researchers and policymakers, school administrators, education advocates, and journalists. The most ambitious piece of education legislation enacted by Congress, NCLB is up for reauthorization next year.

Recent Press on NCLB Event

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NCLB Impacts
Education Week
August 25, 2009

The New World of NCLB, Testing and Charter Schools
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Get Schooled blog
August 17, 2009

Studies Weigh NCLB's Broad Impact
Education Week
August 13, 2009

Professors Grade Education Law
Medill Reports
August 12, 2009

2009 NCLB Event Materials

We invite you to learn more about the 2009 NCLB conference proceedings using the resources below:

  • Full conference schedule 
  • Featured speakers


Conference presentations: 

Left Behind by Design: Proficiency Counts and Test-Based Accountability 
Derek Neal, Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach
•  Paper | Presentation

The Effects of No Child Left Behind on School Services and Student Outcomes
Randall Reback, Jonah Rockoff, Heather Schwartz
•  Paper | Presentation

Achievement Trade-Offs and NCLB
Dale Ballou,Matthew Springer
•  Paper | Presentation

Which Students are Left Behind? The Racial Impacts of NCLB
John Krieg
•  Paper | Presentation

Leaving No Child Behind: Two Paths to School Accountability
David Figlio, Cecelia Rouse, Analia Schlosser 
•  Paper ‌ Presentation

Status vs. Growth: Distributional Effects of School Accountability Policies
Helen Ladd, Douglas Lauen
•  Paper | Presentation

The Achievement Consequences of the No Child Left Behind Act
Thomas Dee, Brian Jacob
•  Paper | Presentation

Discussion of NCLB and Student Achievement
Steven Glazerman, Steven Rivkin
• Glazerman: Presentation
• Rivkin:Presentation

Going Down With the Ship? The Effect of School Accountability on the Distribution of Teacher Experience in California
David Sims
•  Paper | Presentation

NCLB and the Teacher Workforce
Susanna Loeb
• Presentation

Has NCLB Set Back Science and Social Studies?
Dale Ballou, Jeffrey Springer
• Presentation

Discussion of Teachers and NCLB
Kirabo Jackson
• Presentation

Supplemental Education Services Under NCLB: Who Signs Up, and What Do They Gain?
Carolyn Heinrich, Robert Meyer, Gregory Whitten
•  Paper | Presentation

Supplemental Educational Services and Student Test Score Gains: Evidence from a Large Urban School District
Matthew Pepper, Matthew Springer, Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar
•  Paper | Presentation

Remarks from Executive Director, Council of the Great City Schools
Michael Casserly
• Presentation

   

For More Info Contact

Miriam Okine
mokine@urban.org
202-261-5739