Which US president signed the No Child Left Behind Act?

Which US president signed the No Child Left Behind Act?

• A. Barack Obama
• B. Bill Clinton
• C. Richard Nixon
• D. George W. Bush

Answer: (D)

No Child Left Behind was signed into law in 2002 by President George W. Bush. The act reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and centered on accountability: it required annual standardized testing in reading and math, mandated states to set high performance standards, publish school progress, and apply consequences for schools that didn’t meet targets. The aim was to close achievement gaps and give families clear information about school quality. Barack Obama pursued different education reforms later, Bill Clinton’s major education legislation came earlier in the 1990s (Goals 2000), and Richard Nixon did not sign a nationwide education reform of this scope.

No Child Left Behind was signed into law in 2002 by President George W. Bush. The act reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and centered on accountability: it required annual standardized testing in reading and math, mandated states to set high performance standards, publish school progress, and apply consequences for schools that didn’t meet targets. The aim was to close achievement gaps and give families clear information about school quality. Barack Obama pursued different education reforms later, Bill Clinton’s major education legislation came earlier in the 1990s (Goals 2000), and Richard Nixon did not sign a nationwide education reform of this scope.