Source Note: “The future of No Child Left Behind”

March 5, 2009 in Research Project

Title: “The future of No Child Left Behind”

Summary: A San Francisco Chronicle graphic outlines the requirements and impacts of No Child Left Behind, specifically on the state of California.

Topic: Should the Obama Administration reform the No Child Left Behind Act?

Category: Journalistic; Image; Chart of No Child Left Behind requirements and their predicted impact on California

Publication Information: The San Francisco Chronicle, 9/9/07

Author: N/A

Location: SFGate.com

Accessed: March 5, 2009

Support:

• Adequate Yearly Progress: The Chronicle states that it is difficult for California to receive credit for improvement due to the lack of tracking and testing mechanisms that comply with the NCLB requirements.
• Punitive corrective action: The Chronicle states that if NCLB was reformed to “pass” schools that meet the majority, as opposed to all, of their improvement goals, otherwise high-ranking schools would be forced to undergo needless restructuring under the act.
• The California Teacher’s Association: The Chronicle states they oppose NCLB reforms/modifications that would provide bonuses for the “best-qualified” educators.

Audience and Agenda: The Chronicle is the primary newspaper of the city of San Francisco. According to Reuters, the Pulitzer-winning Chronicle had a print circulation of 339,430 as of February 2009. The newspaper’s online portal, SFGate.com, receives total monthly visits of 7.1 million on the global level, with 5.8 million of them in the United States, according to its Quantcast audience profile.

Usefulness: The chart outlines the basic requirements and goals of NCLB, and allows the reader to trace a linear path from legal text to proposed reforms and their predicted impacts.

Works cited:

“San Francisco Chronicle may shut down,” http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE51O03Y20090225

“sfgate.com – Quantcast Audience Profile,” http://www.quantcast.com/sfgate.com

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