The federal government is permitting many schools to escape accountability for the progress of racial or
ethnic subgroups under the No Child Left Behind Act, according to a computer analysis released by the Associated Press last week.
Not exact matches
Under the new law's language, the information must be broken down by various student
subgroups, including racial and
ethnic identity and disability status, as well as homeless and foster care students.
But ESSA also creates a pilot program allowing up to seven states to experiment with local assessments that could eventually be used statewide.73 As
under NCLB, test results must be disaggregated and reported at the school level and by student
subgroups, such as racial and
ethnic groups, students designated as economically disadvantaged, and students with disabilities.