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March 21, 2008
UPDATE: Pilot program not substitute for NCLB renewalMany public school advocates consider Education Secretary Margaret Spellings' annoucement to allow up to 10 states to use a "differentiated accountability" pilot program under NCLB a step in the right direction. In NSBA's statement, Executive Director Anne Bryant emphasizes that the small scale pilot program is "not a substitute for the immediate need for reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act."
By limiting the number of states that can use the new system -- which would allow schools and school districts to target limited resources and interventions for students who are most in need -- Spellings is placing "additional arbitrary barriers in place to the changes that are badly needed now." With these criteria in place, it is uncertain how many states will be eligible for the pilot program.
Posted March 21, 2008 5:52 PM | No Child Left Behind
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