1. Adequate Yearly Progress
   Yearly progress goals set by each state, which are used to track the improvement, or lack of, in public schools. The federal government does not set these standards, each individual states sets its own standards.
2. In Need of Improvement
   Schools that do not meet the yearly progress goals (standards) set by the state, for two years in a row, are called �In Need of Improvement.�
3. Public School Choice
   The right to transfer your child from a school that is �in Need of Improvement� to a better performing public school or charter school. In certain cases, transportation is provided.
4. Supplemental Educational Services
   Eligible students can receive free, extra help (tutoring) from a state � approved provider, which takes place before or after school.

List of BAEO chaper cities with schools in need of improvements

1. Detroit (PDF)
2. Milwaukee (PDF)
3. Philadelphia (PDF)

1. Project Clarion Brochure (PDF)
2. Philadelphia Radio Ad (MP3)

A description of the links provided below.

1. No Child Left Behind
   The official U.S. Department of Education website on NCLB.
2. Tutors for Kids
   Under the NCLB Act of 2001, low-income children in public schools �in need of improvement� can receive free tutoring, also called supplemental educational services (SES).
3. GreatSchools.net
   Your objective source of school information on elementary, middle and high schools.
4. Info. on Public Schools and School Districts
   The National Center of Education Statistics list of schools in the United States.

Every person can help a child get free tutoring or access to a better education by spreading the word about these options under the No Child Left Behind Act.

1. Click here for more information

CHAPTER PROGRAMS

1. About Philadelphia BAEO
2. Parents With POWER!
3. Scholarship Programs
4. New Media Technology Charter School

NATIONAL INITIATVES

Scholarship Information

Small Schools Project

Parental Choice Options

Symposium 2006: The Annual Meeting of BAEO

Katrina Relief