Date of Award
2007
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Leadership Studies
Abstract
On January 8, 2002, President George W. Bush proudly signed the "No Child Left Behind Act," thus ensuring that H.R. 1 became Public Law 107-110. During the signing ceremony, the President triumphantly proclaimed that, "as of this hour, America's schools will be on a new path of reform, and a new path of results."1 The legislation, which totaled more than six hundred pages, was intended to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and expand its aim according to four central principles: accountability for results; state and local flexibility; focusing resources on successful methods; and expanding choice? Although substantively notable for its expansive breadth and depth, the bill was also truly remarkable for what it represented politically.
Recommended Citation
McWilliams, Ethan L., "The rise and fall of America's education president : George W. Bush's political leadership and the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act" (2007). Honors Theses. 1368.
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/honors-theses/1368