Between September 2005 and January 2006, Public Education Network (PEN) held a series of public hearings to give students, parents, and community members -- audiences very much affected by the law, but usually left out of the policy debate -- an opportunity to tell their side of the NCLB story.
While education organizations and Congress hold forums and hearings to solicit feedback from educators and school administrators about the impact of NCLB, they seldom look beyond schools to see the impact of the law on the public and on communities. But because schools play such a critical role in community life, understanding how the law affects students, families, and the broader community is critically instructive to policymakers and to others who are trying to make sure the law meets its goals.
The hearings serve four purposes: They provide venues through which a public record of the local capacity to implement NCLB can be compiled. They serve as a means to inform and mobilize the public on issues pertaining to public education and what it takes to improve its quality. They give PEN and its national partners the information needed to bring public voices and concerns into the debate about reshaping NCLB. And, finally, they create a public "resume" for review by policymakers in the context of the law's reauthorization.
Title: Open to the Public: The Public Speaks Out on No Child Left Behind - A Summary of Nine Hearings September 2005-January 2006
Publication date 2006-04-21
Publication Year 2006
Authors
Anne Lewis
Copyright holder(s)
Public Education Network (PEN)
Geographical Focus
North America / United States (Midwestern) / Illinois
, North America / United States (Midwestern) / Michigan
, North America / United States (Northeastern) / New York
, North America / United States (Southern) / Florida
, North America / United States (Southwestern) / Texas
, North America / United States (Western) / California
, North America / United States (Midwestern) / Ohio
, North America / United States (Northeastern) / Massachusetts
, North America / United States (Northeastern) / Pennsylvania
Keywords
parents
, school
, students
, teachers
, public education
Document type
Report/Whitepaper
Language
English
URL: https://publiceducation.issuelab.org/resource/open-to-the-public-the-public-speaks-out-on-no-child-left-behind-a-summary-of-nine-hearings-september-2005-january-2006.html
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