THIS MONTH'S FOCUS: 
NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND

• Leaving No Child Behind,  A Letter from Secretary Paige
  As this issue of Community Update goes to press, Congress is nearing completion of landmark school improvement legislation based on President George W. Bush's blueprint for education reform, entitled No Child Left Behind. This article explains what the president's plan will mean to communities.

• Leaving No Child Behind
  Introduction

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  Raising Standards, Lifting Children

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  Accountability

• Leaving No Child Behind . . .
  Doing What Works: Evidence-Based Reading Instruction

• Making Education Reform
  a Reality
  Listed is a sample of organizations that provide research and information on best practices for improving education in local schools.

• New Center to Support Use of Performance Data
  U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige proposes the information that will be published by the newly established National Center for Education Accountability will be a

• Recent Resources on Reforming Education
  The U.S. Department of Education has developed a number of resources that explain the education reforms on the horizon for all of America's schools.

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