NCPI Hosts NCLB Conference

topics: Learning Sciences

Melanie Moran

On August 12th, 2009, the National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) and the National Center for Performance Incentives (NCPI) held 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. Participating researchers included Dale Ballou, Matthew Springer, Susannah Loeb, David Figlio, Jane Hannaway, Helen (Sunny) Ladd and Umet Ozek. The most ambitious piece of education legislation enacted by Congress, NCLB is up for reauthorization next year.

To review the conference information visit:
http://www.caldercenter.org/nclbconference.cfm