No reprieve for Washington schools under 'No Child Left Behind'
Washington’s new teacher evaluation law may be too weak to satisfy the federal government. The U. S. Department of Education did not free the state from the strictures of No Child Left Behind today,...
View ArticleWashington gets wiggle room under No Child Left Behind
Washington schools will be able to sidestep some of the toughest standards and punishments in the federal No Child Left Behind law. The federal government announced Friday it will give waivers to...
View ArticleWhere Fate Of Wash. State's Education Waiver Now Stands, And Why It Matters
Washington state is at risk of losing nearly $40 million in federal funding after lawmakers left Olympia without passing a teacher evaluation bill.Without the bill, the state failed to secure a waiver...
View ArticleCongress Begins Debate On Changes to 'No Child' Law
A proposal to re-write No Child Left Behind — an unpopular federal education law that now labels practically all schools in Washington state as "failing" — began its tightrope-walk through the full...
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