Ohio wants out of No Child Left Behind
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The Ohio Department of Education is pursuing a withdrawal from the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
Sandy Fitzgerald reports at newsmax.com that the Ohio Department of Education will send the Obama administration its waiver request by Feb. 28.
Ohio will require schools show improvement among all students; however, the state would not follow the federal mandate that 100 percent of students be proficient on standard math and reading exams by 2014.
The 2001 No Child Left Behind Act was an attempt to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging state academic achievement standards and state academic assessments.
The NCLB Act was signed by President George W. Bush in January 2002 and has been up for renewal since 2007, but Congress has yet to act on the legislation.
The U.S. Department of Education has granted waivers to Colorado, Georgia, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. Idaho and New Mexico are also seeking waivers from NCLB. Idaho has passed "Students Come First" legislation (www.studentscomefirst.org) as an alternative to NCLB.[[In-content Ad]]
Sandy Fitzgerald reports at newsmax.com that the Ohio Department of Education will send the Obama administration its waiver request by Feb. 28.
Ohio will require schools show improvement among all students; however, the state would not follow the federal mandate that 100 percent of students be proficient on standard math and reading exams by 2014.
The 2001 No Child Left Behind Act was an attempt to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging state academic achievement standards and state academic assessments.
The NCLB Act was signed by President George W. Bush in January 2002 and has been up for renewal since 2007, but Congress has yet to act on the legislation.
The U.S. Department of Education has granted waivers to Colorado, Georgia, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. Idaho and New Mexico are also seeking waivers from NCLB. Idaho has passed "Students Come First" legislation (www.studentscomefirst.org) as an alternative to NCLB.[[In-content Ad]]