No Child Left Behind: Seeking Fresh Flexibility

SEEKING FRESH FLEXIBLITY US. Secretary of Educatlon Ame Duncan has offered states that recelved No Child Left Behlind Act walvers In the first two rounds the opportunity to shift by one year their timelne for tylng teacher evaluations to such decisions as firing, promotions, and compensation. An Education Week survey of the 34 elligible states, plus the District of Columbla, gauged Interest in this new flexlbility. WA MT ND OR MN ID MA SD NY WI RI WY MI CT NJ IA PA NV NE Он DE MD IN UT IL CO KS VA MO KY DC NC TN Ок Yes (or likely to apply) AZ NM AR SC No (or likely not to apply) AL MS GA Undecided TX Not eligible AL No waiver AK No response HI EDUCATION WEEK