http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-gets-no-child-left-behind-waiver/2012/07/18/gJQAzx9tuW_story.html
The Obama administration on Wednesday granted the District and six states relief from key provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind law, including the requirement that all students be proficient in math and reading by 2014.
The law has come under increasing criticism for being unrealistic and overly punitive, but Congress has yet to pass revisions. Last year, Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced that he would lift the most burdensome mandates for states that outlined alternative accountability plans.
D.C. gets No Child Left Behind waiver
The Obama administration granted the District and six states relief from some provisions of the federal law after they outlined their own school accountability plans.
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Duncan has granted 33 waivers so far, including to Maryland and Virginia. Approval for the District’s plan came after months of revisions.
The aim is to cut failure rates in half by 2017 so that 73 percent of students in public schools are proficient in reading and 74 percent are proficient in math. Over the next two years, the city will begin holding schools accountable for meeting targets in science and writing.
Officials also aim to ratchet up the four-year graduation rate from 59 percent to 78 percent by 2017.
didn't Romney recently beat the Pres. down about hiring more teachers, firemen, police officers?
we know he will never have to worry about his family's education, so guess it's you get yours, borrow from your parents, easy for his kids and grands, out of touch? hell yes he is.
