Georgia Performance Standards (GPS) :
The performance standards provide clear expectations for instruction, assessment, and student work. They define the level of work that demonstrates achievement of the standards, enabling a teacher to know “how good is good enough.”
https://www.georgiastandards.org/Standards/Pages/BrowseStandards/BrowseGPS.aspx
Island Mentality :
A psychological state more than a geographic state of a person: a belief in a community's or culture's superiority, correctness, or specialness compared to other communities or cultures.
No Child Left Behind :
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (often abbreviated as No Child Left Behind, or in print as NCLB or pronounced "nicklebee" is a United States Act of Congress concerning the education of children in public schools. NCLB was originally proposed by the administration of George W. Bush immediately after taking office. The bill, shepherded through the Senate by Senator Ted Kennedy, one of the bill's co-authors, received overwhelming bipartisan support in Congress. The House of Representatives passed the bill on May 23, 200, and United States Senate passed it on June 14, 2001. President Bush signed it into law on January 8, 2002. NCLB supports standards-based education reform, which is based on the belief that setting high standards and establishing measurable goals can improve individual outcomes in education. The Act requires states to develop assessments in basic skills to be given to all students in certain grades, if those states are to receive federal funding for schools. The Act does not assert a national achievement standard; standards are set by each individual state.
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| George W. Bush : No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 |