The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) was signed into law on January 8, 2002. The new law, which authorizes appropriations through fiscal year 2007 (school year 2007-2008), represents perhaps the most sweeping reforms in education since the original Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. A complete copy of the text of the NCLB statute is available for downloading from the U.S. Department of Education's website: Text of NCLB (pdf version of printed law--670 pages)