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NY, Minn. Finalize Lists of Underperforming Schools
One of the requirements for the No Child Left Behind Act waiver granted to Minnesota was that the state develop a process to identify and label underachieving schools to subject them to corrective...
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Texas Announces Plans to Apply for NCLB Waiver
As of March 2012, only 8 states had yet to announce an intention to submit an application to be excused from certain requirement of the No Child Left Behind Act. After less than seven days in office,...
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Clark County, Las Vegas, Make Gains on NCLB Benchmarks
Thanks to a waiver from the federal government, Nevada public schools no longer have to meet the benchmarks set out by the No Child Left Behind Act — but recent data has shown that the Silver State...
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Coal in California’s Stocking as NCLB Waiver Denied
Christmas came early for the state of California — and unfortunately, the state found out that it’s at the top of the Department of Education’s ‘naughty’ list. 33 states and the District of Columbia...
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NCLB Waiver Hearing Comes with Surprises
Six years after it expired, the No Child Left Behind Act is still making waves. The Senate Education Committee heard testimony on Thursday to the effect that the Administration’s practice of issuing...
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North Dakota Withdraws Application for NCLB Waiver
North Dakota has withdrawn its application for a waiver from the provisions of the No Child Left Behind act, announced the state’s Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler. ND had applied...
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Luna Protests Federal Incursion Over District NCLB Waivers
Sequestration – or rather the government’s failure to prevent it – inspired a large chunk of the remarks delivered by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan when he spoke in front of the Council of...
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Three Additional States Granted NCLB Waivers, Brings Total to 37
Three additional states have been approved for waivers from some of the provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act, US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced earlier this week. The waiver...
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Test-based Staff Decisions Can be Put off a Year, Duncan Says
US Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced this week that some states that have adopted the Common Core Standards would have a year’s grace before they’re required to use student achievement metrics...
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Alabama Is 38th State to Get No Child Left Behind Waiver
Alabama education officials have announced that the US Department of Education has granted their application for a waiver from most of the No Child Left Behind Act’s requirements, which means the...
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Consortium of 8 California Cities Granted No Child Left Behind Waiver
Eight school districts in California have been granted an individual exemption from the provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act this week, breaking the pattern set by the Obama Administration to...
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NCLB Waivers for Three States in Jeopardy Over Teacher Evaluations
When Congress became too mired in partisan squabbles to pass a comprehensive education reform bill to replace the No Child Left Behind Act, the Department of Education began allowing states to opt out...
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States With Expiring NCLB Waivers Will be Allowed 2-year Extension
The NCLB waiver era will continue, as states will be able to apply to extend their exemption from provisions of the No Child Left Behind act into the 2015-16 academic year. According to the US...
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Report Claims NCLB Waivers Harm At-Risk Students
A report from the Campaign for High School Equality warns that the federal government’s free hand with No Child Left Behind waivers could be harming students who are already at the highest risk for...
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80% of Maryland Elementary Schools Drop from Top Ranking
A number of Maryland schools saw their top ratings decline this year after the state adopted a more rigorous school ranking system. Liz Bowie of The Baltimore Sun reports that fewer than 50 elementary...
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Number of Parents Opting Out of Standardized Tests On the Rise
The number of parents taking a stand against standardized testing by keeping their children at home on exam day is growing nationwide. Parents who opt their kids out of testing do so for different...
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Texas Denied Testing Waiver Request by Department of Ed
In an unusual move, the US Department of Education has denied an application for a waiver from one of the provisions of No Child Left Behind Act submitted by the Texas Education Agency. Specifically,...
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As Per NCLB Waiver, Virginia Identifies Lowest Performing Schools
The Virginia Department of Education has published its school performance data and identified schools that made its Priority and Focus lists. Thirty-seven schools performed poorly enough to be...
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Texas Granted Waiver from No Child Left Behind
The U.S. Department of Education has granted Texas a waiver from certain requirements of the Bush-era No Child Left Behind Act, and state will get a reprieve from some of the standardized...
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Education Department To Drop Two NCLB Waiver Requirements
The U.S. Education Department has decided to abandon two No Child Left Behind (NCLB) waiver requirements, with education advocates warning that the decision will hurt disadvantaged students. In...
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