High-Achieving Students in the Era of No Child Left Behind
June 18, 2008
This publication reports the results of the first two (of five) studies of a multifaceted research investigation of the state of high-achieving students in the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) era.
Part 1: An Analysis of NAEP Data, authored by Brookings Institution scholar Tom Loveless, examines achievement trends for high-achieving students (defined, like low-achieving students, by their performance on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP) since the early 1990s and, in more detail, since 2000.
Part 2: Results from a National Teacher Survey, authored by Steve Farkas and Ann Duffett of Farkas Duffett Research Group, reports on teachers' own views of how schools are serving high-achieving pupils in the NCLB era.
PDFs:
Full report | Foreword | Executive Summary
Part 1: Analysis of NAEP Data, by Tom Loveless
Part 2: Results from a National Teacher Survey, by Steve Farkas and Ann Duffett
Also see:
Slideshow presentation of the findings
Mike discusses the report on Fordham Factor
Commentary from Flypaper, the Fordham Institute blog
In A Nutshell brief of the report
Tom Loveless responds to this review of the study.
Selected media coverage:
- Baltimore Sun
- Chicago Tribune
- Chronicle of Higher Education
- Education Week
- New York Times
- Washington Times
Selected online coverage:
- Core Knowledge Blog
- Eduwonk
- Eduwonkette
- Gradebook (St. Petersburg Times)
- Fordham VP Mike Petrilli on Conversations with Chip Griffin
Video coverage of our panel event on the report:
High-Achieving Students in the Era of NCLB from Education Gadfly on Vimeo.
5:30 - Tom Loveless, Brookings Institution
19:05 - Steve Farkas, Farkas Duffett Research Group
33:25 - Josh Wyner, Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
41:15 - Ross Wiener, Education Trust
48:30 - Question & Answer
