In February of 2007 the Commission released a blueprint for strengthening the No Child Left Behind Act, Beyond NCLB: Fulfilling the Promise to Our Nation's Children. In the report, the Commission recommends preserving the law's core principles while making needed changes to accelerate progress toward achieving its goals, particularly in the areas of teacher and principal effectiveness, robust accountability and data, higher academic standards, stronger high schools, and increased options for students.

Prior to issuing this report, the Commission completed a comprehensive year-long review of the law with extensive public input. The Commission held hearings across the nation, conducted roundtables and small group meetings, and visited schools to hear reactions and comments from those most affected by NCLB. The Commission also took comments via our website, consulted with experts, and studied evidence from a wide range of sources to deepen our understanding of the issues around the law.

Below you will find research reports, summaries of our hearings, and data we collected that informed the recommendations presented in Beyond NCLB. For more information, please contact Anne Meyer at anne.meyer@aspeninstitute.org.

Research Reports

• Research Brief: Focus on Teacher Effectiveness to Improve Student Achievement And Enhance Teacher Support: The Commission's Recommendations in Practice (June 27, 2007)
• Research Breif: The Commission's Recommendations in Practice: What the N-Size Policy Would Mean in California (May 9, 2007)
• Research Report: The State of the Achievement Gap (February 22, 2007)
• Research Report: Growth Models: An examination within the context of NCLB (August 24, 2006)
• Research Report: Children with Disabilities and LEP Students: Their impact on the AYP determinations of schools (PDF) (May 5, 2006)

Hearing Reports

• Improving NCLB: Successes, Concerns and Solutions (hearing held September 25, 2006)
  • English Version (available as a PDF)
  • Spanish Version (PDF)
• State Standards: Assessing Differences in Quality and Rigor and How They Impact NCLB (hearing held August 31, 2006)
  • English Version (also available as a PDF)
  • Spanish Version (PDF)
• Successful Interventions: Helping Schools Achieve Academic Success (hearing held June 9, 2006)
  • English Version (also available as a PDF)
  • Spanish Version (PDF)
• Improving Achievement for All Students: Is NCLB Accountability Producing Results? (hearing held May 22, 2006)
  • English Version (also available as a PDF)
  • Spanish Version (PDF)
• Testing: Making It Work for Children and Schools (hearing held May 9, 2006)
  • English Version (also available as a PDF)
  • Spanish Version (PDF)
• Quality Teachers Equal Quality Schools (hearing held April 11, 2006)
  • English Version (also available as a PDF)
  • Spanish Version (PDF)

Data

State Data Files
Click above to access state data with detailed information for every school on Adequate Yearly Progress.
Files include school years 2003-04 and 2004-05 performance and participation data for each subgroup.

Definitions
Click above to access terms and their definitions.

***The data available on this website was collected from each State Department of Education and is not the work of the Commission on No Child Left Behind.***