Editing Education reform (section)

==== 2000–2015: No Child Left Behind ====
[https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/4577 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2001]<ref>{{cite book |last1=U.S. Congress |title=PUBLIC LAW 106–554 |date=2000 |publisher=U.S. Congress |location=Washington D.C. |url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-106publ554/pdf/PLAW-106publ554.pdf |access-date=5 June 2023}}</ref> appropriated funding to repair educational institution's buildings as well as repair and renovate charter school facilities, reauthorized the [[Even Start Program|Even Start program]], and enacted the [[Children's Internet Protection Act]].

The standards-based [[Goals 2000|National Education Goals 2000]], set by the U.S. Congress in the 1990s, were based on the principles of [[outcomes-based education]]. In 2002, the standards-based reform movement culminated as the [[No Child Left Behind Act|No Child left Behind Act of 2001]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=U.S. Congress |title=PUBLIC LAW 107–110 |date=2001 |publisher=U.S. Congress |location=Washington D.C. |url=https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED556108.pdf |access-date=5 June 2023}}</ref> where achievement standard were set by each individual state. This federal policy was active until 2015 in the United States .

An article released by CBNC.com said a principal Senate Committee will take into account legislation that reauthorizes and modernizes the Carl D. Perkins Act. President George Bush approved this statute in 2006 on August 12, 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-03-16|title=Reauthorization of Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act|url=https://www2.ed.gov/policy/sectech/leg/perkins/index.html|access-date=2018-07-10|website=www2.ed.gov|language=en}}</ref> This new bill will emphasize the importance of federal funding for various Career and Technical (CTE) programs that will better provide learners with in-demand skills. Pell Grants are specific amount of money is given by the government every school year for disadvantaged students who need to pay tuition fees in college.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pay for College - What Is a Pell Grant?|url=https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for-college/grants-and-scholarships/what-is-a-pell-grant|access-date=2018-07-10|website=bigfuture.collegeboard.org|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Knott |first=Katherine |title=House Education Committee Ready to Tackle Short-Term Pell |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/2023/02/08/house-education-committee-hears-about-need-short-term-pell |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=Inside Higher Ed |language=en}}</ref>

At present, there are many initiatives aimed at dealing with these concerns like innovative cooperation between federal and state governments, educators, and the business sector. One of these efforts is the Pathways to Technology Early College High School (P-TECH).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pathways in Technology Early College High School / Homepage|url=https://www.ptechnyc.org/|access-date=2018-07-10|website=www.ptechnyc.org|language=en}}</ref> This six-year program was launched in cooperation with IBM, educators from three cities in New York, Chicago, and Connecticut, and over 400 businesses.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-05-29|title=P-TECH scholars head to 'new collar' future|url=https://www.ibm.com/thought-leadership/ptech/index.html|access-date=2018-07-10|website=P-TECH scholars head to 'new collar' future|language=en-US}}</ref> The program offers students in high school and associate programs focusing on the [[STEM]]  curriculum.<ref>{{Cite news|title=What is STEM Education?|work=Live Science|url=https://www.livescience.com/43296-what-is-stem-education.html|access-date=2018-07-10}}</ref> The High School Involvement Partnership, private and public venture, was established through the help of Northrop Grumman, a global security firm. It has given assistance to some 7,000 high school students (juniors and seniors) since 1971 by means of one-on-one coaching as well as exposure to STEM areas and careers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Education Outreach Initiatives|url=https://www.northropgrumman.com/CorporateResponsibility/CorporateCitizenship/Education/Pages/OutreachInitiatives.aspx|access-date=2018-07-10|website=Northrop Grumman|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-07-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710101856/https://www.northropgrumman.com/CorporateResponsibility/CorporateCitizenship/Education/Pages/OutreachInitiatives.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>