There have been many pushes for better education over the years, and new laws are implemented each time. Many of the old laws have been updated with improvements. These new laws are given a new name. The “No Child Left Behind” law gave everyone a new approach to education by implementing many new provisions and regulations. Schools have been rated as failing many times in the past and the government has made it its goal to try to improve the education system at every instance. The No Child Left Behind Act, when implemented, was a repeat of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (background and analysis). The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 was “the principal federal law authorizing federal spending on programs to support primary and secondary education,” with the primary goal of “improving educational equity for students from families low-income by providing federal funds to school districts that serve poor students” (Background and Analysis). Additionally, he strengthened Title 1, “the program earmarked for billions of federal dollars to educate poor children” (Testing: No CHild Left Behind). The No Child Left Behind law was “designed to improve student achievement and change the culture of American schools” (Archived: Introduction: No Child Left Behind). In essence, according to the U.S. Department of Education in 2001, the "No Child Left Behind" law was designed to create broad strides in improving student achievement and impose greater accountability on schools and states for student progress (No Child Left Behind). Left behind). Originally, the law was supposed to be a "sweeping education bill" determined to improve public schools (Test: No Child Left Behind). The "No Child Left Behind" law was... middle of paper... .ind/>."Test: No Child Left Behind." PBS. PBS, September 5, 2008. Web. January 23, 2015. .Whitney, Suzanne. “No Child Left Behind: What Teachers, Principals, and Administrators Need to Know About NCLB by Suzanne Whitney – Wrightslaw.” Wrightslaw. Peter W. D. Wright and Pamela Darr Wright, n.d. Web. January 23, 2015. George W. Bush on Education “H.R. 1--107th Congress: No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.” www.GovTrack.us. 2001. January 30, 2015. “Standards and Evaluation.” NCLB Action Brief. Np, nd Web. January 30. 2015. .