Real World Repetitively Evolves Report

Running head: TEXAS AND NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND, EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS
TEXAS AND NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND, EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS
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TEXAS AND NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND, EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS1
Introduction
Public policies are the mechanism through which governments turn their political vision
into programs and actions aimed at ‘results — improvements in the real world needed’.
However, the concept of ‘real world’ repetitively evolves, and this has led to more usage of
confirmation in the planning, production and implementation of policies1. This paper mainly
focuses on the discussion of ‘Texas and No Child Left Behind, Every Student Succeeds’ which
also involves the analysis of a public policy related to the Government of Texas. Here, for the
purpose of discussion and analysis, the education policy, namely, K-12 Public Education of
Texas has been taken into consideration. This policy has been chosen because of education in the
foremost important thing in order to lead life successfully. Without proper education, nothing
can be achieved in life. This paper will focus on the history behind the policy, its development
under the Texas government and also the social accountability of the policy.
Discussion
Public policies include several policies, such as education policy, healthcare policy,
pension policy, budget policy, and civil liberties policy. There is an Act in Texas, namely No
Child Left Behind which is under the law of 2002. Under this Act, the students are examined by
the thorough reading and math tests in standard 3-8 and once in high school. It is important for
every student to meet the standards set by the state by 2014. The aim of this Act is to provide
every student with a transparent, equal and important opportunity to acquire a high-quality
education as stated by the K-12 Public Education policy. On the other hand, there is also a Bill in
Texas, namely the Every Child Succeeds Act is which also maintains the standard of education
1 Sullivan, Earnesytne, Patricia J. Larke, and Gwendolyn Webb-Hasan. "Using critical policy and critical race theory
to examine Texas' school disciplinary policies." Race, Gender & Class (2010): 72-87.

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through reading and math tests per student per year from standard 3-8 and once in high school. It
also includes 3 times of scientific tests in standard 3 and 12. Through this system, the parents can
also get an idea about the performance of their children. Teachers can also help their students
who are struggling to meet the standards set by the state in order to get a high-quality education,
as stated by the K-12 Public Education policy2. Here, the K-12 Public Education policy is taken
into consideration. The discussion is given below:
History
From the very beginning, Texas is very concerned about the education of their children.
In fact, the failure of the Mexican government regarding the establishment of the public
education system is mentioned in the Texas Declaration of Independence in the year 1836.
However, there were political reasons behind the failure of Mexico. If the pages of history are
turned over, it would be observed that, in Texas, the first law of Anglo-American public school
was enacted in the year 1840. Almost 17,712 acres of land was provided by this above-
mentioned law in every county in order to support the public schools. After that, a perpetual fund
had been provided by the Constitution of the State, 1845 for supporting the free public schools
and the fund was created out of one-tenth of the yearly state tax returns. In the year 1845, a
permanent school fund of $ 2 million had been provided by the law of new school out of the $ 10
million in 5 per cent Indemnity Bonds of the U.S. Again, when the Civil War and Reconstruction
took place, 45 million acres of public area was kept for supporting the public schools by the
Constitution of the new state, 1876. Not only that, but the constitution also stated that the income
from the new Permanent School Fund must be put in bonds3.
2 Heise, Michael. "From no child left behind to every student succeeds: Back to a future for education
federalism." Colum. L. Rev. 117 (2017): 1859.
3 Springer, Matthew G., et al. "Texas Educator Excellence Grant (TEEG) Program: Year Three Evaluation Report.
Policy Evaluation Report.[Executive Summary]." National Center on Performance Incentives (2009).