No Child Left Behind is 5 Years Old Today!

President Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act five years ago today on January 8, 2002. U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings celebrated the fifth anniversary with a speech and question and answer session with national education and business leaders at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Read more from the Department of Education's press release including Secretary Spelling's remarks.

Read a transcript or listen to President Bush's January 6th radio address in which he discusses the No Child Left Behind Act.

For more information on No Child Left Behind, visit the following sites:

• U.S. Department of Education
• The White House
• Full text of Public Law 107-110 - the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
• CRS Report (December 14, 2006) - The No Child Left Behind Act: An Overview of Reauthorization Issued for the 110th Congress