No Child Left Behind & Culture during 2001-2009.pptx

No Child Left Behind & Culture during 2001-2009 By Theodore Slattery

Pop Culture 2001-2009: Movies & Television 2001- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Shrek 1 2002- Spiderman (Tobey Maguire), American Idol Premieres 2003- Finding Nemo, Wicked Broadway Debut 2004- Friends Finale, Desperate Housewives Premieres, Fahrenheit 9/11 2005- How I Met Your Mother, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith 2006- Devil Wears Prada, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, Cars, Night at the Museum 2007- Spiderman 3, Shrek 3, Mad Men Premieres 2008- Twilight, High School Musical 3, Sex and the City (movie) 2009- Hannah Montana: The Movie, Glee Pilot aires, Modern Family Pilot aires

Pop Culture 2001-2009: Influence 2001- First iPod comes out, George W. Bush is elected, Spice Girls split 2002- Halle Berry becomes first black woman to win an oscar for Best Actress 2003- iTunes launched, Da Vinci Code published 2004- Facebook launches 2005- Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston divorce, Destiny’s Child officially breakup 2006- Fall of Britney Spears, First Bio child of Jolie- Pitt: Shiloh, Google bought Youtube for $1.65 billion 2007- Harry Potter: Deathly Hallows published 2008- Heath Ledger OD, Beyonce and Jay Z tie the knot, Britney Spears comeback 2009- Michael Jackson’s Death

No Child Left Behind “The quality of our public schools directly affects us all as parents, as students, and as citizens. Yet too many children in America are segregated by low expectations, illiteracy, and self-doubt. In a constantly changing world that is demanding increasingly complex skills from its workforce, children are literally being left behind.” - George W. Bush The purpose of No Child Left Behind is to provide all children with high quality education and giving them the resources to “educated to his/her full potential”

BluePrint Version 1 Originally the main points of the project were quite vague and undetailed, that changed later on. - Increase Accountability for Student Performance: States, districts and schools that improve achievement will be rewarded. Failure will be sanctioned. Parents will know how well their child is learning, and that schools are held accountable for their effectiveness with annual state reading and math assessments in grades 3-8. - Focus on What Works: Federal dollars will be spent on effective, research based programs and practices. Funds will be targeted to improve schools and enhance teacher quality. - Reduce Bureaucracy and Increase Flexibility: Additional flexibility will be provided to states and school districts, and flexible funding will be increased at the local level. - Empower Parents: Parents will have more information about the quality of their child's school. Students in persistently low-performing schools will be given choice

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