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Education Department Allows States to Get Waivers on No Child Tests

The Obama administration effectively gutted the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law on August 8, giving states a way out of a decade-long policy that focused on holding schools accountable but labeled many of them failures even if they made progress. To get a waiver from the program, however, states must agree to a host of education reforms the White House favors - from tougher evaluation systems for teachers and principals to programs tackling the achievement gap for minority students. The federal law, which requires every student to be proficient in science and math by 2014, is four years past due for reauthorization. Click here to read more.
 
 



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