This book offers a thorough examination of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) and its effect on American public education. Coverage provides a description of the legal structure of NCLB, along with a succinct summary of the law's purpose and major principles. The authors explain the Act's relationship to its predecessor, the Elementary and Secondary School Act, and explore the implications for teachers, principals, and school administrators of this significant and controversial expansion of the federal government's roel in education today.