While few would quarrel with the goal of the No Child Left Behind legislation, the nation is badly divided over whether the law is having a positive effect on our schools. At the same time, it is also true that most Americans, including many professional educators, have only a limited understanding of the content and scope of the legislation. As we are currently engaged in a national debate about the future role of the federal government in the field of education, it is essential that people become better informed about the history, content, and results of No Child Left Behind. This book is a valuable tool informing the current discussion on the reauthorization of the law. As a result, the reader will be better able to make up his own mind as to the direction we should take as a nation in pursuing the noble objective of ensuring that no child is left behind.

"Hayes successfully enlightens policy makers, professors, school administrators, lawyers, legal and educational researchers....The book is replete with data and source material, and is written in a language that can easily be understood by school and nonschool personnel alike. Hayes, with his vast experience in education, is masterful at weaving an in-depth analysis of the law and its effects on our schools. With over 350 footnotes in less than 200 pages and an easy-to-read format, this is must reading for anyone needing or wanting to know about NCLB. Highly recommended." - CHOICE, September 2009