But regardless of its contents, this application — and similar district - accountability waiver requests — should be denied for two reasons. (educationnext.org)
Simultaneously, TCTA contacted Sen. John Cornyn's office to let them know of the precedent for Texas receiving federal accountability waivers and the urgency of seeking one given real concerns about whether student test results from hurricane - impacted districts / schools would be accurate. (tcta.org)
But even Congress's most vociferous NCLB detractors and most passionate local - control advocates should bristle at the idea of district accountability waivers. (educationnext.org)