Sentences with phrase «texas waiver request»
The Texas waiver request is of particular interest to education leaders and policy experts, not only because of the state's considerable student population, but also because Texas has suggested that it would apply for a waiver without agreeing to all of the college - and career - readiness, school improvement, and teacher effectiveness reforms that the department is requiring in exchange for flexibility on key components of the law.
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But when asked whether Texas could request a waiver from federal accountability requirements, Morath stated that there was no precedent for that to his knowledge nor did he think one would likely be granted.
Texas Commissioner of Education Michael Williams met with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan in Washington, D.C., June 17, 2013, about Texas» request for a waiver from certain provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, commonly known as the No Child Left Behind Act.
Five states — California, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, and Nevada — have waiver applications that are pending approval, and 12 states — Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Texas, West Virginia, and Wyoming — have not yet requested a waiver.
Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wyoming recently submitted No Child Left Behind (NCLB) waiver requests to the U.S. Department of Education, meaning 47 states have now requested flexibility from the law's most onerous requirements.
Texas» request will not be for the same type of waiver with strings attached that other states have received, but rather a waiver under the general waiver authority given the U.S. secretary of education in the NCLB Act.
Probably of most interest to teachers is that, according to the state's notice of intent, Texas» waiver request will include a request for exemption from the NCLB Act's highly qualified teacher requirements.
Texas» waiver request, to be formally submitted in October 2012, will include exemption from federal Adequate Yearly Progress and highly qualified teacher requirements.