NEA Video - Members Speak Out

"No Child Left Behind"

Despite the allure of its name, the so-called "No Child Left Behind" Act (the Elementary and Secondary Education Act) focuses on punishments rather than help, federal mandates rather than local flexibility, and privatization rather than teacher-led, family-oriented solutions. "No Child Left Behind" presents real obstacles to efforts by teachers and support professionals to help every student succeed.

Click on the video clips below to see what NEA members are saying about "No Child Left Behind."

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Learn more about the "No Child Left Behind" Act and urge Congress to fix and fund the law. In addition to the video clips, NEA members are speaking out about the law in guest editorials, columns, and letters-to-the-editor in newspapers around the country.

Previously featured video clips

Education Support Professionals

• Karen Mahurin, permanent office substitute, Salem-Keizer School District, OR. (:33) 56k, Broadband
• Sharon Scott, paraeducator, Cherokee Elementary School, Alexandria, LA. (:26)  56k, Broadband

Funding

• LuAnn Asbury, gifted resource teacher, Mason County Schools, Maysville, KY. (:20) 56k, Broadband
• Wendy Doromal, teacher, Timber Creek High School, Orlando, FL (:20) 56k, Broadband
• Anita Gibson, resource teacher, DeKalb County, AL. (:17) 56k, Broadband
• Laury McGee, teacher, Westside Middle School, Groton, CT. (:19). 56k, Broadband
• John Michaud, teacher, Westhoff Elementary School, O'Fallon, MO. (:15) 56k, Broadband
• Lynn Mochizuki, teacher, Benjamin Parker Elementary School, Kanneohe, HI (:30) 56k, Broadband
• Bernice Nared, principal, Northwest High School, Omaha, NE. (:17) 56k, Broadband

High Standards for Students and Teachers

• Diana Garchow, resource teacher, Highland Elementary School, Bakersfield, CA. (:27) 56k, Broadband
• Patrick Layden, teacher, William Chrisman High School, Independence, MO. (:09) 56k, Broadband

Highly Qualified Teachers

• Richard Bioteau, teacher, Cheltenham High School, Cheltenham, PA. (:15)  56k, Broadband
• Kevin Gilbert, teacher, Sumner Hill Junior High School, Clinton, MS. (:17) 56k, Broadband

Impact on Teaching and Learning

• Kimilee Campbell, teacher, Lincoln Elementary School, Hiram, UT (:21) 56k, Broadband
• Linda Elwood, instructional support teacher, Perryville Elementary School, Cecil County, MD. (:08) 56k, Broadband
• Anna-Marie Halstead, recruitment coordinator, Carroll County, MD. (:18) 56k, Broadband
• David Hockaday, paraeducator, North Elementary School, Lansing, MI (:12). 56k, Broadband
• Don Krause, teacher, Lake of the Woods High School, Baudette, MN. (:30) 56k, Broadband
• Jane Ligon, administrative assistant, Bransford Elementary School, Springfield, TN (:19) 56k, Broadband
• Aaron Paragoso, music teacher, Manana Elementary School, Pearl City, HI (:35) 56k, Broadband
• James Sando, teacher, Shady Grove Elementary School, Ambler, PA. (:29) 56k, Broadband
• Don Sinner, teacher, McGuire Junior High School, Lakeville, MN (:15) 56k, Broadband
• Sue Vaughn, bus driver, Stow, OH. (:12) 56k, Broadband
• Jack Williamson, teacher, Lafayette High School, Wildwood, MO. (:09) 56k, Broadband

Labeling Children, Teachers and Schools

• Jackie Aubrey, paraeducator, Clarence Brown Education Center, Butler, PA. (:15)  56k, Broadband
• Walter Brown, teacher, Fair Park High School, Shreveport, LA. (:11)  56k, Broadband
• Mike Evans, teacher, Turner Elementary School, Wilkinsburg, PA. (:24)  56k, Broadband
• Brian Freeman, teacher, Peterson Elementary School, Red Springs, NC. (:15) 56k, Broadband
• Anna Maria Halstead, recruitment coordinator, Carroll County Public Schools, Westminster, MD. (:23)  56k, Broadband
• Ken Swanson, teacher, Lincoln Elementary School, Belvidere, IL. (:24) 56k, Broadband

One Size Does Not Fit All

• Paula Brown, classroom management consultant, Knox County, TN. (:23) 56k, Broadband
• Jo Ellen Burke, talented and gifted teacher, North Star Middle School, Eau Claire, WI. (:40) 56k, Broadband
• Helen Davis, special education teacher, Jornada Elementary School, Las Cruces, NM (:33) 56k, Broadband
• Angela Dunmore, English teacher, Cape Henlopen High School, Lewes, DE. (:41) 56k, Broadband
• Reba McMillan, teacher, Peterson Elementary School, Red Springs, NC. (:22) 56k, Broadband
• Mark Reiben, technology coordinator, Maunawili Elementary School, Kailua, HI. (:35) 56k, Broadband
• Willie A. Terrell, teacher, Kiser Middle School, Dayton, OH. (:47) 56k, Broadband
• Matilde Vallejos, pupil personnel worker, Montgomery County, MD. (:15) 56k, Broadband
• Charlotte Wilson, kindergarten teacher, Vestavia Elementary East, Vestavia Hill, AL. (:17) 56k, Broadband

Sanctions

• Christine Beard, library media specialist, Ridgely Middle School, Lutherville, MD. (:17) 56k, Broadband
• Mary Coploff, teacher, Central Mountain Middle School, Westminster, MD. (:30) 56k, Broadband
• Joan Lewis, teacher, Kapolei High School, Kapolei, HI. (:16) 56k, Broadband

Testing

• Karla Bradley, teacher, Asbell Elementary School, Fayetteville, AR. (:16) 56k, Broadband
• Lucinda Carter, principal, Myrtle Hall #4 Elementary School, Clarksdale, MS. (:11) 56k, Broadband
• Candace Epperson, special education teacher, Fairview Elementary School, Westminster, CO. (:33) 56k, Broadband
• Marian Galbraith, teacher, West Side Middle School, Groton, CT. (:14) 56k, Broadband
• Chuck Howard, Teacher Evaluation and Mentoring, Milwaukee Public Schools, WI. (:29) 56k, Broadband
• Mark Mueller, teacher, River Bluff Middle School, Stoughton, WI. (:26) 56k, Broadband
• Sandra Pasmanter, speech pathologist, Dayton Elementary School, Dayton, MN. (:28) 56k, Broadband
• Marji Simmerman, teacher, Swainston High School, Las Vegas, NV. (:26) 56k, Broadband
• Gera Summerford, teacher, Gatlinburg-Pittman High School, Gatlinburg, TN. (:15) 56k, Broadband