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The Waiver Wire: Accountability Laboratories
So I know I said I’d be doing these posts on a somewhat-daily basis. Thanks to the Senate Republicans’ new ESEA proposals, this is a little late. As I wrote in the last Waiver Wire (read it!),...
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The Waiver Wire: A Few Surprises
Photo Credit: AP Photo/Charles Dharapak This morning, President Obama, Secretary Duncan, and the Department of Education formally announced the details of the new NCLB flexibility package for states...
View ArticleCA Gov. Jerry Brown Hates Testing–Or Does He?
California Gov. Jerry Brown is one of the most powerful anti-student testing politicians in the country. So, when given the chance to sign into law a new system of education accountability that would...
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Sen. Harkin’s ESEA Reauthorization Bill
Yesterday, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) released a long-awaited bill to reauthorize No Child Left Behind. After a series of Republican bills in the House and Senate as well as the Obama administration’s...
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Harkin’s Achievement Gap Schools by the Numbers
“Split Classroom-Achievement Gap” Copyright © by Amanda Long. More than any other provision of the Harkin-Enzi ESEA bill (synopsis here), the rollback of federal accountability for student...
View ArticleThe Waiver Wire: Thanksgiving Edition
This Thanksgiving, those of us following the ESEA reauthorization debate have a lot to be thankful for. Who’d have thought the last few months would be so exciting? We have a bipartisan (sort of)...
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The Waiver Wire: Proceed with Caution
Flickr photo by skyloader The Center for American Progress released the first analysis of the initial 11 ESEA waiver applications that moves beyond the contents of each waiver proposal to the merits...
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ESEA Reauthorization Update: Good, Bad, and Bizarre
On Friday, Rep. John Kline (R-MN), Chairman of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, released the final two pieces of House Republicans’ piecemeal strategy to overhaul No Child Left Behind, and...
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The Waiver Wire: We’re all Winners!
Flickr photo by AlaskaTeacher UPDATED 2/15: Although slightly behind schedule, President Obama and the U.S. Department of Education finally announced the first round of states to receive ESEA waivers...
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The Waiver Wire: By the Numbers
UPDATED JULY 6 Today, the U.S. Department of Education announced five more waiver winning states – Arkansas, Missouri, South Dakota, Utah, and Virginia - bringing the total number of states operating...
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