Academic Standards - Why They are Important to Your Child's Success
Acceleration of Gifted Learners (see Gifted Learners, Acceleration for)
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
Adoption
Applying for Jobs
Assistive Technology
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Career and Labor Market Information
Career Planning
Childhood Obesity (Overweight)
Choices for Parents When Their Child's School "Needs Improvement"
Citizenship and Government
College and Major Choice
College Credit in High School
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Drinking (Alcohol Use, Binge Drinking)
Drugs (Substance Abuse, Marijuana, Meth, etc.)
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Economics
Education Options After High School
Educator Licensure
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Financial Aid (see Paying for College)
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Geography
Gifted Children, Parenting
Gifted Leaners, Identification of
Gifted Learners, Acceleration for
Graduation Requirements
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History
HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections
How Good is Your Child's School?
How No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Helps Students
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Identification of Gifted Learners (see Gifted Learners, Identification of)
Interest and Skills Assessments (see Skills and Interest Assessments)
Interviewing for Jobs
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Job Application (see Applying for Jobs)
Job Interviews (see Interviewing for Jobs)
Job Search
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Labor Market and Career Information (see Career and Labor Market Information)
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Military Families
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Nutrition (Healthy Eating)
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Parental Involvement
Parenting Gifted Children (see Gifted Children, Parenting)
Paying for College
Physical Activity (Exercise, Working Out, Physical Fitness)
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Radon
Reading: Challenges and Difficulties
Response to Interventions (RTI)
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Saving for College
School-Parent Compact for Student's in Title I Programs
School Lunches
School Report Cards
Searching for a Job (see Job Search)
Second Hand Smoke
Skills and Interest Assessments
Smoking (Tobacco Use)
Supplemental Educational Services (SES)
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Teacher Licensure (see Educator Licensure)
Teachers, Licensed Minnesota (see Educator Licensure)
Tests for Skills and Interests (see Skills and Interest Assessments)
Transferring Colleges
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Violence/Bullying
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What is a Title I School
How No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Helps Students
Minnesota Parental Information and Resource Center (MN PIRC)
As the parent of a school-aged child, you might have heard about No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and would like to know more about what it means--especially the benefits it offers you and your child.
NCLB recognizes many things that make a difference in providing a quality education. It calls for a highly qualified teacher in the core subjects in every classroom; the use of proven, research-based instructional methods; and timely information and options for parents. Schools that do not meet goals are held accountable, providing their students with free tutoring or transfer to a better-performing public school.
To achieve its goals, NCLB has four main ideas:
- holding schools accountable for student achievement
- giving states and districts flexibility in how they spend federal money
- using scientific research to guide classroom teaching
- involving parents by giving them information and choices about their children's education
In 1965, Congress passed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), providing, for the first time, significant federal funding for K-12 education. The original law has been renewed eight times, most recently by NCLB.
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