Arne Duncan to State Chiefs: Prove Critics Wrong by Setting the Bar Higher
U.S Secretary of Education Arne Duncan told state chiefs that he's likely to revoke "one, two, or three" No Child Left Behind Act waivers as early as this summer.
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November 15, 2013
November 15, 2013
Five Takeaways From the Education Department's NCLB Waiver About-Face
For better or for worse, the U.S. Department of Education is making it far simpler for states to get a No Child Left Behind Act waiver extension.
November 13, 2013
Education Department to Scale Back Key Waiver-Renewal Mandates
States seeking extended NCLB flexibility no longer would have to come up with plans to assure that poor and minority students have equal access to effective teachers, Politics K-12 has learned.
November 05, 2013
NCLB Waiver States Get Even More Time to Apply for Teacher-Evaluation Extension
States with waivers from provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act have until Nov. 22 to ask the U.S. Department of Education for more time to tie personnel decisions to student growth.
October 30, 2013
Ed. Dept.: Calif. Could Lose At Least $15 Million in Federal Funds Over Testing
The state risks federal grants for English-learners, turnaround schools, special education, and Title I in its clash with the U.S. Department of Education over what tests to give.
October 27, 2013
New Mexico Teachers' Unions Could Complicate NCLB Waiver Renewal
The Land of Enchantment was among the first states to get a waiver from NCLB law, so the dispute may well be a harbinger of what's to come in other states.
October 22, 2013
NCLB Waiver Approved for Puerto Rico
Three states, plus the Bureau of Indian Education, are still waiting for a response from the U.S. Department of Education on their waiver requests.
October 22, 2013
Advocacy Groups Urge Arne Duncan to Get Tough on NCLB Waivers
In a letter sent to the department today, these groups express deep concerns about waiver implementation, from how graduation rates are factored into accountability systems to how subgroups of at-risk students are being helped.
October 17, 2013
Flaws Found in Okla. A-F Grades Point to Bigger Problems With New Rating Systems
University researchers found that poor students fared better in D and F schools than they did in A and B schools, which has implications for No Child Left Behind waivers.
October 15, 2013
Education Department's Post-Government-Shutdown To-Do List
When federal Education Department employees return to work, their lengthy to-do list will include monitoring waivers, judging Race to the Top applications, and pursuing financial sanctions against Georgia.
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