Chairman Steve Abrams wants the State Board of Education to consider opting Kansas out of the federal law that led to an additional 19 Kansas schools being labeled as failing to meet education standards last year. Abrams, an Arkansas City Republican, said he doesn't know how far he wants to take the discussion, but added Tuesday, "I'm trying to get to the bottom line to see what's required, to see if there's a benefit"...Abrams acknowledged that opting out of the law could cost Kansas federal education dollars, but he said the state also spends money trying to comply with No Child Left Behind. Meanwhile, newly appointed Education Commissioner Bob Corkins noted that state test scores showed that the achievement gap generally was narrowing between minority and white students, as well as between students who are learning English as a second language and native English speakers.
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