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		<title>Where can people find more about the No Child Left Behind Act?</title>
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An overview of the No Child Left Behind Act can be found at  http://www.nclb.gov/</description>
		<author>Steve Meredith</author>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:09:33 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>What are the sanctions for schools that use Title I money?</title>
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		<description>Schools using Title I money that fail to meet the federal standard for two consecutive years must offer all students the choice to transfer to another public school in the district. Schools that f ...</description>
		<author>Steve Meredith</author>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:08:53 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>How do Montana students score on other measurements of academic achievement? </title>
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		<description>Student test scores have shown a marked increase over the past ten years.  




Percentage of Students at or above &amp;ldquo;proficient&amp;rdquo; in Reading and Math 2003-&amp;shy;&amp;#8208;2010 



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		<author>Steve Meredith</author>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:08:12 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>How are students measured by the NCLB Act?</title>
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		<description>Schools are required to meet 41 benchmarks for student achievement under No Child Left Behind. A school&amp;rsquo;s adequate yearly progress is calculated based on test participation, academic achieve ...</description>
		<author>Steve Meredith</author>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:06:41 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>What does No Child Left Behind Act require of schools? </title>
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		<description>The centerpiece of the Act is a requirement that public schools have 100% of students performing academically at grade level by the spring of 2014. 
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		<author>Steve Meredith</author>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:05:29 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>What is the No Child Left Behind Act?</title>
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		<description>The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was first passed in 1965, becoming the U.S. Department of Education&amp;rsquo;s primary funding vehicle for providing resources to the nation&amp;rsquo;s  ...</description>
		<author>Steve Meredith</author>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:04:25 GMT</pubDate>
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