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Category Archives: No Child Left Behind
Report: Pennsylvania seeks No Child Left Behind flexibility
Somehow I missed this last week, but The Patriot-News reported that state education Secretary Ron Tomalis has been talking to the federal education secretary about flexibility from No Child Left Behind. You might remember that the U.S. education department offered … Continue reading
Posted in Angie Mason, No Child Left Behind, Pennsylvania
Tagged adequate yearly progress, Arne Duncan, AYP, Education Week, federal, Patriot-News, Ron Tomalis, State
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A look back at education in 2011
It’s Dec. 29, and schools around the county are still closed for the holiday. So it’s the perfect time to think about what the big education news makers were in 2011 and what’s coming for 2012. Here are my initial … Continue reading
Posted in Angie Mason, Budget, No Child Left Behind
Tagged budgets, charter schools, school choice, teacher evaluations, Tom Corbett, vouchers
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Report: Nearly half of nation’s schools didn’t make AYP
A report came out this week showing that nearly half of schools in the nation did not make “adequate yearly progress” (AYP) on reading and math tests in 2011 as required by the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Read … Continue reading
Posted in Angie Mason, No Child Left Behind, Testing
Tagged accountability, AYP, No Child Left Behind, PSSA, tests, waivers, York County
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Will Pennsylvania seek a waiver from NCLB?
The U.S. Department of Education recently released a list of states that have so far indicated they will request flexibility from No Child Left Behind. The Oct. 12 list includes 37 states plus D.C. and Puerto Rico, that gave the … Continue reading
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