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No Child Left Behind Act: Education Actions Needed to Improve Implementation and Evaluation of Supplemental Educational Services

GAO-06-1121T Published: Sep 21, 2006. Publicly Released: Sep 21, 2006.
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The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA) requires districts with schools receiving Title I funds that have not met state performance goals for 3 consecutive years to offer low-income students enrolled in these schools supplemental educational services (SES), such as tutoring. This testimony discusses early implementation of SES, including (1) how SES participation changed in recent years; (2) how providers work with districts to deliver services; (3) how states monitor and evaluate SES; and (4) how the Department of Education (Education) monitors and supports SES implementation. This testimony is based on an August 2006 report (GAO-06-758). For this report, GAO used the best available data on participation and obtained more recent information on other SES implementation issues through a state survey and a district survey, as well as visits to four school districts and interviews with providers.

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Academic achievementAid for educationEducation program evaluationElementary school studentsElementary schoolsEvaluation methodsstate relationsMonitoringParentsSchool districtsState-administered programslocal relationsStudentsTeachers