Although No Child Left Behind has hurt the public school system in America, it has done some things that have helped students. The main benefit the law has provided to students is the extra support the law forces schools to give to their English as a second language students. The Guardian newspaper reports, “Because NCLB requires such students to be tracked as a subgroup, educators now weigh more seriously what is working, what is not working, and what could work with [ESL students].” The extra attention that these ESL students receive has helped many of them get to the appropriate level.
ESL students are unique and require extra attention until they learn the language at an proficient level. NCLB wasn’t necessarily designed for ESL students, but they have benefited more than any other group since the law was introduced. If and when the law gets reformed, keeping something similar to the ESL programs that NCLB calls for currently will be crucial to the new law’s success.
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