By PLT Staff

With all of the current conversations about No Child Left Behind (NCLB) going on in the news these days, we thought you could use some helpful resources relative to the Initiative…

NCLB and Informal Science Education Weblinks

For a copy of the NCLB legislation:
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/reference.html

The U.S. Dept. of Education recently completed a detailed 125 page summary of the new ESEA bill.  It can be viewed at:
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/esea/NCLBprogsumm.pdf

Website designed for parents and the public:
http://www.nochildleftbehind.gov/

Who to contact about Science Education in your state – visit the Council for State Science Supervisors web site:
http://csss.enc.org/members.htm

For State Frameworks:
http://csss.enc.org/frame.htm

The Council for Chief State School Officers has a great site which breaks NCLB down to specific parts:
http://www.ccsso.org/nclb.html

NCLB Accountability Plans by state:
http://www.ccsso.org/workbooks/workbooks.html