That's the picture that emerged from an Education Week analysis of
waiver proposals submitted last month to the U.S. Department of Education by 11 states, whose proposals offer insight into what the next generation of state - led accountability looks like.
That's the picture that emerged from an Education Week analysis of
waiver proposals submitted last month to the U.S. Department of Education by 11 states, whose plans offer insight into what the next generation of state - led accountability looks like.
Not exact matches
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.
The administration has also ignored red flags raised by peer review panels it has put in place to vet the
submitted proposals — including concerns that states didn't present their
proposals to American Indian tribes as required under both the
waiver process (as well as under federal and state laws), and that D.C.'s plan for implementing Common Core reading and math standards was not «realistic and of high quality».
After California's
waiver request was rejected back in January, CORE
submitted its own application to the Department of Education, marking the first time districts filed a unified
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.
Only three states — Montana, Nebraska, and Vermont — have not
submitted waiver proposals.
Given that states such as New York and New Mexico developed their
proposals without consulting with Native groups and communities as required under the
waiver process, there are others who may not be so willing to embrace any
proposals submitted, giving both sides allies for their efforts.
After California's
waiver request was rejected in January, CORE
submitted its own application to the Department of Education, marking the first time districts filed a unified
proposal.