1. NCLB needs to be changed, so that America can once again become a leader in education. STUDENT A

2. NCLB Accountability/Test Funding Qualified Teachers

3. Standardized Test Limited schools ability to teach many schools base their curriculum on test Funding

4. Schools in urban and rural area lack the proper funding to have qualified teachers Poor area schools are suppose to receive funding

5. Curriculum Many school succumb to the pressure that standardized test have so they base their lessons on test and not the student Based on repetition requires no critical thinking skills Not interrelated

6. Model schools Properly funded Eliminated test Revised curriculum Support teacher education Persistent reforms

7. Government Funded All programs and resources are supported by the government

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