NCLB refers to the “No Child Left Behind Act of 2001” (Pub.L. 107-110, 115 Stat. 1425, enacted January 8, 2002), which is the latest federal legislation that enacts the theories of standards-based education reform, based upon the belief that setting high standards and establishing measurable goals can improve individual outcomes in education. The Act requires states to develop assessments in basic skills to be given to all students in certain grades if those states are to receive federal funding for schools. The Act does not assert a national achievement standard; standards are set by each individual state.
