Rebecca Crown Library and

the Graduate School of Library and Information Science

present

Crown Library Assistantship Symposium Series (CLASS)

 

 The Impact of No Child Left Behind and Standardized Testing on School Curriculum

 on

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

4:00 pm-5:30 pm

Lewis Lounge

 

 

Does No Child Left Behind actually improve classroom instruction? Or are schools and teachers pressured to “teaching the test”? What are the roles of school libraries in No Child Left Behind? 

 

Information on No Child Left Behind (NCLB): 

 

•  U.S. Department of Education Website  

    www.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml   

 

• Illinois State Board of Education

          www.isbe.state.il.us/nclb/default.htm

 

 

Articles on NCLB and Standardized Testing:

 

• Hoff, David J. 2007. NEA Leads Opposition to Law's Renewal. Education Week 27, no. 12 (11/14) : 22-25. 27530561. 

             ARTICLE LINK

 

•  Greenblatt, Alan. 2007. Teaching Past The Test. Governing 20, no. 12 (September) : 26-8, 30. BRDG07150599. 

 ARTICLE LINK

 

• Devarics, Charles. 2007. Congress Considers Fixes to No Child Left Behind. Diverse: Issues in Higher Education 24, no. 20 (11/15) : 14-15. 27539707. 
  ARTICLE LINK

 

 

Articles on NCLB and School Libraries:  

 

•  Whelan, Debra L. 2007. 'Highly Qualified' Librarians Under NCLB? School Library Journal 53, no. 6 (06) : 19-19. 25336041.

              ARTICLE LINK 

 

• Geitgey, Gayle A., Ann E. Tepe. 2007. Can You Find the Evidence-Based Practice in Your School Library? Library Media Connection 25, no. 6 (03) : 10-12. 24170309.
     ARTICLE LINK
   

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