What were the main provisions of the "No Child Left Behind" education program?
A) It provided for the National Education Association to develop standardized learning outcomes for each subject in each grade.
B) It appropriated money to give bonuses to teachers and schools when their students reached certain performance goals.
C) It offered students in lower-performing schools to transfer to private schools at the public's expense.
D) It called for standardized national tests and penalties for schools that fell short of specific goals.
E) It ended national testing standards and encouraged states to establish their own.

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The "No Child Left Behind" Act, enacted in 2001, emphasized accountability, flexibility, and choice, so that no child is left behind. It required states to develop assessments in basic skills to be given to all students in certain grades, with the results of those assessments determining the eligibility of schools to receive federal funding. Schools not meeting specific performance criteria faced penalties, including the possibility of restructuring.

What Were the Main Provisions of the "No Child Left