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 No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

Is NCLB an unfunded mandate?  Two different perspectives:
    The General Accounting Office (GAO) says NO, while the
     Wisconsin Attorney General says YES. 

     Reauthorization of ESEA

Important Update from the 2008 AESA Legislative Conference

     AESA's response to the House discussion draft of ESEA as it relates to local school districts

     The House of Representatives Staff Draft of ESEA September 2007
                  (Link to the House of Representative's Education Committee's website)
     AESA response sent on 9/5/07

     NCLB Briefs Commissions by AESA

     Supplemental Educational Services and ESAs
     This white paper, commissioned by AESA and written by the Hogan & Hartson L.L.P., outlines the provisions in NCLB
     and SES specifically related to ESAs.

     Opportunities Brief on ESAs
     AESA and the Grant Wood AEA in Iowa commissioned an opportunities brief on the NCLB legislation.

     Legal Brief on ESEA
     AESA commissioned a legal brief from the law firm of Brustein & Manasevit to analyze the "Eligibility of ESAs for No Child
     Left Behind" Programs.

     Reauthorization of ESEA 2001
     To see where ESAs are mentioned in the current law, including the definition of ESA, click here.

     Copy of Secretary Paige's Letter to the Chief State School Officers
     Sent to all Chief State School Officers, Spring, 2003, regarding the roles of ESAs in NCLB.