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handle is hein.amenin/aeiaeae0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Key Points & The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NfL B) had mixed effects on the nation's educa- tional ecosystem. NCLB succeeded in shifting the fecus fron inputs to ou cromes, shining a light on perfor- mar-e of differ-n student subgroups, and using reorting reua-rements to spur deve - opMetot mor e-rooust 'cluc*oion data stem's. But NCLB included sever ishst -name y, s tng unre-aiistic goals and expcta- thons, narrowly focuing on r-ad ing and nat resu t, and designigr an accountability sy ern witl an ile ible one-si -fits-all aoprach. Future ac ountab it- leg iation shoud leverage NCPB's high points while charting a path that avoids the law's bumpier oortions. Wvih No Child L ft Behnd (N CL B) as the entrance ramp, we've now been traveling down the highway of school acou' ntablity for two decades. Parts of this road have wound through interesting terrain and scener, yielding previously unseen views of our education system, Other stretches have been much less pleasant, with bumps, detours, and wrong turns throwing us off course, Considering the state o the educational world of 2001. it's clear why policymakers across the political spectrum agreed to build this road. The combina- tion of standards, testing, and accoUnntability promised to ensure every student in the United States was proficient in math and readong. But now that we've been on this road for 20 years and still haven't reached this destinatio r~or even one close-it's a good time to stop, lo ik back, and take stock of the productive parts of the journey and the portions we would like to forget. In surveying the land through which the school accountabilit nighway winds, Iidentify three major things we ultimately got right about accountability, even if sone of these successes were something of a happy accident. i also nail down three things we got wrong, discussing the conditions that led to these missteps and detailing their consequences. In reflecting on the accountability era's successes and failures, I aim to contribute, however slightly, to charting a productive path forward for account- ahilt. School Accountability's Successes With today's hyperpolarized politics, it can be diffi- cult to believe there was a tine in our not-so -distant past when there was broad bipartisan support for a nmaior piece of federal legislation, But thatwas exactly the case ourng NCL B's enactment in January 2002. At the signing ceremony in I-amilton, Ohio, President George W. Bush touted accountarlility as the law's driving principle and confidently Claimed the legislation would put our nation's schools on ANAROR _

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