NCLB progress report...

The Education Trust and the National Alliance of Black School Educators point to some positive results of the No Child Left Behind act.

As states release their 2003-04 student achievement results, the early signs offer encouraging news... Around the country, many schools are boosting the academic performance of all students while accelerating the gains for poor and minority children, particularly in the elementary grades.

And educators report that the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) has helped their systems focus -- some for the first time -- on the academic performance of all children.

See the article for examples.