The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) has been making progress in the Chicago Schools just as advocates of the initiative planned. Students who were transferred out of their failing schools have been replaced and settled into new Chicago Schools. Based on test scores, the indications are that an improved learning environment for these students was much needed and has enhanced their scores considerably. Even the unprecedented effects have been positive in Chicago Schools. By transferring struggling students to well-performing schools, there was some anticipation that there would be disruption among the successful students; however, these worries were unfounded as the struggling students also made great strides of progress.
Many Chicago Schools were declared unfit in 2002 when the No Child Left Behind initiative first took hold. This meant that multitudes of students were suddenly eligible for transfer from their current school into more successful, academically established institutions. Over 700 students went on to permanently change their school residence. Many feel that the tracking of these students is a definite answer to the question of success in the nation wide...