Education reform in the american states is a timely evaluation of the accountability movement in american public education culminating in the no child left behind act federal legislation of 2002 the authors treat the current accountability movement placing it in historical context and addressing the evolution in public education . Education reform in the american states by jerry mcbeath university of alaska fairbanks maria elena reyes university of texas pan american mary ehrlander university of alaska fairbanks published 2008 education reform in the american states is a timely evaluation of the accountability movement in american public education culminating in the no child left behind act federal legislation . The american center for transforming education acte advocates for fundamental changes to our education system that better prepares students for todays globally competitive marketplace we work at the state level to improve the quality of teaching leadership and governance of our public schools