Dive Summary:
- The U.S. Department of Education is placing Washington State's request for a waiver from provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind act on “high-risk” status because its teacher evaluation system does not meet federal standards.
- Washington will have one more school year to resolve the issues; Oregon and Kansas received similar warnings.
- Most states request waivers in order to avoid some of the more burdensome provisions of the federal law.
From the article:
... Educators say the 100-percent mark [for meeting state standards] is virtually impossible to meet. But failure to do so would mean that nearly every school in the state would be classified by the federal government as in need of improvement under NCLB. ...
