The biggest criticism of the No Child Left Behind Act is:
A)The measure of success is based on general improvement rather than end-goal completion.
B)It favors gifted and talented students.
C)It encourages teachers to "teach to the test."
D)It is does not offer incentives to schools, districts and states to invest the extra time and resources into achieving the higher goals (such as increased funding).

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One of the biggest criticisms of the 2003 public education initiative No Child Left Behind is that it overemphasizes standardized testing, thus compelling teachers to "teach to the test" rather than teach skills and concepts in their entirety. It is also criticized for having the unattainable goal of achieving 100% proficiency at every grade level, which is impossible to achieve due to myriad outside factors. Learning disabilities, ailments that cause long-term learning disruptions, as well as the prevalence of children in abusive or underprivileged homes who have a predisposition to struggle academically due to emotional stress, abuse, malnourishment and lack of encouragement or aid at home, are just some of the outside factors that schools cannot address directly but which have an effect on student performance.

The Biggest Criticism of the No Child Left Behind Act