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NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND?: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EDUCATION POLICY AND STUDENT SUCCESS
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TitleNO CHILD LEFT BEHIND?: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EDUCATION POLICY AND STUDENT SUCCESS
AuthorResmann, Brittany
KeywordsPolicy Sciences
Education- United States
Education Reform
United States No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
Higher Education- Government Policy
Education Change- Government Policy
AbstractThis study investigated how education policy influences student success, and if there are linkages between K-12 education policy and higher education. Historically, education has primarily been a function of state and local governments. The role of the federal government drastically changed with the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001. This thesis focused on the influence of No Child Behind on several indicators of student success in K-12 and postsecondary education. All fifty states were examined in this study. This approach is rather unusual since it is typical to focus on one state or a small group of states. In addition to the state level analyses, macro analyses were also conducted to generate sounder policy prescriptions. This study tested three primary research questions. The first research question tested possible changes in several measures of student success since the implementation of No Child Left Behind. The second research question analyzed the relationship between K-12 education policy and higher education. The third research question addressed the possibility that state education reforms have had an impact on test scores, graduation rates, and college enrollment. Findings showed that K-12 test scores have improved on the national level since the implementation of No Child Left Behind, but there are several states that have witnessed a decline in test scores since legislation was enacted. There was no relationship between the state reforms and the variables that measured student success. Based on the findings, policy prescriptions were generated for both leaders within education and policymakers.
AdviserKiel , Dwight
PublisherUniversity of Central Florida
DegreeM.A.
Degree DisciplineDepartment of Political Science
Degree GrantorSciences
Degree ProgramPolitical Science MA
Graduation Date2009-01-01
TypeMaster's thesis
Access LevelPublic - Allow Worldwide Access
Release Date2009-05-21
RepositoryUniversity Archives
Repository CollectionElectronic Theses and Dissertations
IdentifierCFE0002607
Access Linkhttp://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0002607

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