News reports from Connecticut indicate that the state senate is asking for exclusion from the NCLB Act altogether:
The state senate is asking that Connecticut be excluded from the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Officials unanimously approved a resolution exempting Connecticut from the federal education mandate. The resolution asks Congress to grant waivers to states with high education standards and strong standardized test scores.
Lawmakers say the act, which was designed to establish accountability for poorly performing school districts, is unfair. Connecticut leaders want extra funding for only districts with large numbers of under-performing students...
The Senate resolution is now awaiting action by the House.
I couldn't find anything about this on the Connecticut DOE website. If any of you who are residents there know more, drop me a line. The chances of Connecticut succeeding at this are slim at best, I think.
Posted by kswygert at March 4, 2004 11:29 AM