Sentences with phrase «nclb waiver proposal»

A coalition of 10 California districts that together serve more than 1 million students also submitted an NCLB waiver proposal, which raises questions about both the wisdom of a department decision to grant flexibility at the district level and the state's ability to manage two different school accountability systems.

Not exact matches

President Obama sparked much debate in Washington with his plan to grant states waivers from provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), conditional on their willingness to embrace certain reform proposals sketched out in the administration's March 2010 proposal, «A Blueprint for Reform: The Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.»

The administration also embedded these requirements and definitions in subsequent grant competitions, its proposal to reauthorize NCLB, and, starting in 2011, conditions for states seeking NCLB waivers.

Since California's waiver was rejected last year, and the state is not reapplying this year, CORE is going its own way, filing for a waiver under a provision of NCLB allowing districts to submit proposals.

Lawmakers had Indiana's NCLB waiver in mind when they drafted the Common Core pause proposal.

The proposal, which faces steep political hurdles, mirrors the Obama administration's NCLB waiver system but is a marked departure from the bipartisan measure that was approved by the education committee back in 2012.

The release of the proposals got everyone talking for a time, but the Obama administration's waivers have relieved 39 states — including Indiana — from NCLB's most onerous burdens.

While several states made their NCLB waiver application proposals and review sheets available online, the review group's letter to CORE has not been made publicly available by the Education Department in Washington or the California districts that are applying for the waiver.

Nothing in the proposals to the Broad Foundation would shock anyone who had read the NCLB waiver application, Ms. Morgan added.Essentially, the state believes that its turnaround strategies combine the best of outside research and close support of school stakeholders.

This week, California's state board of education will consider a proposal by the state's department of education to ask federal officials for direct relief from NCLB without going through the official waiver process.

Just as the administration called for in its 2010 NCLB reauthorization proposal, POTUS wants to employ more than a one - time program, or temporary waivers, to impose «college and career - ready standards,» which — thanks to RTTT and waivers — is essentially synonymous with Common Core.