| This Policy Brief contains recommendations related to four key elements of the No Child Left Behind Act. In January 2002, when the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) was signed into law, legislators described the bill as the most sweeping education reform legislation in decades. Since that time, educators and policymakers in nearly every state have been scrambling to meet NCLB's requirements. If the intent of NCLB—to increase and sustain high levels of student achievement—is to be reached, states need to move beyond merely complying with its provisions. This brief considers how thoughtful implementation of four key aspects of NCLB—accountability and testing, flexible use of resources, school choice, and quality teachers and quality teaching—can move schools closer, not simply to compliance, but to raising achievement for all students. | 
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