The landmark No Child Left Behind legislation was accompanied by big increases in federal education spending. (educationnext.org)
And federal education spending focuses directly on giving states and districts money to close achievement gaps, which assumes money matters. (educationnext.org)
In its original form, the program never topped $ 500 million in federal funding — less than one - half of 1 percent of current federal education spending overall. (hechingerreport.org)