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Standards-based education reform spans more than 20 years, enacted in federal law under the Clinton administration with the 1994 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and carried forward under the Bush administration with the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001.
Over the years the federal government, states, districts, and non-governmental participants (e.g., professional organizations, foundations, and other private organizations) have taken unprecedented steps to raise the quality of teaching and learning by developing challenging academic standards and new assessments designed to encourage different ways of teaching. CPRE has conducted numerous studies over the years to understand the effects of these policies, particularly on state and local policy and on classroom practice.
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