The Civil Rights Project at Harvard University has done extensive research on the effects of NCLB for low-income and minority students and their schools from a civil rights perspective.

Ten Moral Concerns in the Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act.  A Statement of the National Council of Churches Committee on Public Education and Literacy

Education at Risk, by Tamim Ansary, Edutopia, March 2007

The Zero Percent Chance of 100 Percent Success, Gerald Bracey blog in the Huffinton Post, Mar. 15, 2007.

High-Stakes Testing and Student Achievement: Problems for the No Child Left Behind Act, Great Lakes Center for Education Research and Practice, Sharon L. Nichols et al., September 2005.

Researchers Ask Whether NCLB's Goals for Proficiency Are Realistic, David J. Hoff, Education Week, Nov. 29, 2006.

NCLB Seen as Ineffective , Poll Suggests, by Laura Greifner, Education Week, Vol. 26, Issue 1

Bush Claims About NCLB Questioned, By David J. Hoff and Kathleen Kennedy Manzo, Education Week, Vol. 26, Issue 27

No Patient Left Uncured, Jerry Jesness, July 13, 2006