Last week the President unveiled a plan to provide states with flexibility from the requirements of No Child Left Behind (NCLB), also known as the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The waiver discards the 2014 proficiency deadline originally set forth under NCLB. In order to qualify for a waiver states must demonstrate that they have a plan to address the following three areas:
- Transitioning to college and career-ready standards and assessments;
- Developing systems of differentiated recognition, accountability and support; and
- Evaluating and supporting teacher and principal effectiveness.
The waiver would be in effect through 2014, in an attempt to allow states time while Congress attempts to complete an ESEA-reauthorization bill.
More information is available on the
Department of Education’s Blog.
Meghan Covert Russell
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