Abstract
Across the country, states are concentrating efforts to meet the requirements and the spirit of No Child Left Behind (NCLB). The implementation provisions and timelines are demanding and challenging for all districts. NCLB is particularly daunting, however, for rural and small districts. This paper outlines the characteristics of rural schools and districts that create special problems in implementing the legislation and summarizes the major challenges of the NCLB for these districts. Reprinted with permission from the Rural School and Community Trust (www.ruraledu.org). Lorna Jimerson is the Program Coordinator for the Policy Program of the Rural Trust.
Highlights
Across the country, states are concentrating efforts to meet the requirements and the spirit of No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
Since complying with NCLB will require additional financial investment, poor rural districts are at a disadvantage
Rural facilities are in poor condition, which puts another level of financial strain on rural school budgets
Summary
Issue: All schools are required to publicly release assessment results, for the entire school and by subgroup. The release of scores, especially by subgroups, may identify individual students. Increase minimum number for reporting purposes (Range: 5-30). B. Report scores in more general terms for smaller populations, such as “less than 5% of LEP students met the standards” (Maine is an example of this approach)
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