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June 24, 2011

Kentucky seeks to replace No Child Left Behind standards


Courier-Journal:

Kentucky is seeking to become the first state in the nation to use its statewide accountability system to determine whether schools are meeting the requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind law.

Gov. Steve Beshear sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on Monday, asking for a waiver that would allow Kentucky to replace the current method for determining if schools are making adequate yearly progress under the federal law with a new measuring stick that state officials are still developing.

That would allow Kentucky more control over determining whether schools are making sufficient academic progress each year.

"I believe that federal law should set high expectations for education goals, but grant power and judgment to states and districts with regard to the means of achieving those goals," Beshear said in a statement Monday.

There's a lot at stake for Kentucky schools.

Posted by jimz at June 24, 2011 3:58 AM
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