No Child Left Behind Act: Additional Assistance and Research on Effective Strategies Would Help Small Rural Districts

September 2004 No Child Left Behind Act: Additional Assistance and Research on Effective Strategies Would Help Small Rural Districts Congress has raised concerns about difficulties rural districts face implementing NCLBA. GAO is providing NCLBA implementation information on (1) key challenges rural states and districts face, (2) strategies rural districts have developed, (3) expenditures and resources related to rural districts compliance, and (4) guidance and assistance the Department of Education (Education) is providing. To address these objectives, GAO conducted a nationally representative survey of rural and nonrural school districts. Also GAO interviewed officials in rural states and districts and Education officials . . .