Anatole France said: “An education does not depend on what you have committed to memory or even on what you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't know. Through the No Child Left Behind program, students are tested in a way that does not accurately measure learning. The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB or The Act) was proposed in 2001, an addition to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, to help disadvantaged or minority students. Thanks to this law, students were required to take standardized tests. One of the primary reasons for implementing standardized testing under NCLB was to increase schools' AYP, as well as adequate yearly progress; this measures the progress of schools in meeting certain standards set by the federal government. The federal government should eradicate the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 because it creates significant problems, limits learning, and has proven ineffective. First, the NCLB law creates significant problems in specific schools and school districts, and as with all school families, they are protesting the law in many ways. “The growing role of standardized testing in U.S. classrooms is sparking pockets of rebellion across the country from school officials, teachers and parents who say the system stifles teaching and learning . » (Banchero 1) This creates significant problems as parents/guardians and even staff are outraged by the idea of ​​standardized testing. They don't think it's acceptable to require education to have stricter guidelines. They modify the program in order to make it more stimulating. The reality is that they narrow the criteria for evaluation. Through...... middle of paper ......May 1, 2014.Banchero, Stephanie. “School testing backlash grows.” Wall Street Journal May 16, 2012: A.3. Internet. April 1, 2014. .Bell, Andrea L. and Katie A. Meinelt. “A look at the past, present and future of No Child Left Behind.” Human rights. 38.4 (2011): 11-14. MAS finished. Internet. March 12, 2014. Downey, Maureen. “A decade without a child left behind: a success or a failure? » Atlanta Journal-Constitution January 9, 2012: A.10. Internet. March 12, 2014. .Layton, Lyndsey. “As high-stakes tests increase, some students are abandoning the pencil.” Washington Post April 15, 2013: A.12. Internet. March 19, 2014. “Standardized Test Definition.” The Glossary of Education Reform. Grandes écoles partnership, 2013. Web. April 23, 2014. Starr, Joshua P. “Time Out on Standardized Testing.” Washington Post February 8, 2013: A.19. Internet. March 19. 2014. .