Everything You Wanted to Know About ESEA/NCLB:
The One-Stop Resource for Community and Parent Leaders

Dear Community and Parent Leaders,

"Everything You Ever Wanted to Know" about the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law, better known as the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), can be found in the various sections of this website. In addition, the Administration and Congress are working to reauthorize ESEA/NCLB and this is the place to keep track of the reauthorization progress. The Public Education Network (PEN) has developed materials that community leaders and parents all over the country have requested about understanding this very complex 1,000 page law and how it gets changed and renewed.

However, educators, the media, policymakers, elected officials, business organizations, and civil rights and civic organizations have also can make use of this information. The purpose of providing this information is not to take a position on the law, but by enabling each local community to make their own judgments about how effective the law is in their own states and school districts, and what needs to be changed.

Until NCLB is reauthorized, the current law still will be in effect. The information provided in this website is designed so that you can use as a resource, at meeting and public dialogues about ESEA/NCLB, tips in how to develop your own NCLB community hearings, Action Briefs that focus on the primary sections of Title I and Title III of NCLB that include "action tips" for parents and community leaders, and technical information about the law itself—all of which are combined in a single website. The only thing that PEN asks is that you use this information to empower your community, and inform them about the provisions and rights under the law.


Wendy Puriefoy, President
Public Education Network