NCLB
Race To The Top
Standards and Curriculum
Other Parts
Definitions
100

This act was signed into law by President George W. Bush in January 2002.

What is No Child Left Behind Act?

100

In 2010, President Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan presented what has been described as a what program?

What is a "stick-and-carrot"?

100

Under NCLB, each state was required to develop what and to test children annually in English language arts and mathematics.

What is standards of learning?

100

One of the most interesting educational developments is appearance of this.

What is networks of schools and school districts?

100

This is an aggressive educational reform effort.

What is National Education Goals?

200

The main goal of NCLB was to close the what between students who perform well in school and those who perform poorly.

What is achievement gap?

200

Using how many billion stimulus monies as awards attaching various conditions, such as eliminating legal barriers to charter schools, the administration hopes to bring about specific changes.

What is $4.35?

200

What was initiated to develop common standards in English language arts and mathematics.

What is the Common Core State Standards project?

200

In this year was a long-overdue campaign to reform U.S. high schools launched.

What is 2005?

200

These are statements of agreed-upon expectations of what students are expected to know and be able to do in certain subjects and at certain grade-levels.

What are standards?

300

The passage of NCLB was accompanied by how much of an increase in the federal contribution to K-12 education. 

What is 40 percent?
300

The prize money for Race to the Top was awarded to how many States and the District of Columbia?

What is 18?

300

E.D. Hirsch, Jr. popularized the concept of this.

What is cultural literacy?

300

This man, who was a rather successful college dropout, was part of a coalition that launched the American Diploma Project Network.

Who is Microsoft's Bill Gates?

300

This consists of the approaches and materials that teachers use to help students meet the standards.

What is curriculum?

400

By the end of 2013, how many states had received waivers?

What is 34?

400

A recent report evaluating what initiative concluded that the program is limited in what it can accomplish, given the amount of money available, and that they winning states overpromised what they could achieve.

What is the Race to the Top?

400

With this, relocated students would be able to integrate easily into their new school environment, with no time lost academically.

What is national curriculm?

400

As of 2014, this Network has grown to 35 states, educating 85 percent of all public school students.

What is the American Diploma Project Network?

400

This word means to make changes in, in order to improve it.

What is reform?

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