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NCLB Waiver States Split on New Flexibility Offer
Education Week (07/10/13) Klein, AlysonThe U.S. Department of Education has offered states with waivers from provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act additional time to begin using new teacher evaluation systems in hiring, firing, and promoting educators. The systems were expected to be fully implemented in the 2015-16 academic year, but now the systems could be implemented in the 2016-17 school year. States seem split down the middle on whether they want to use the additional time. New Mexico Education Secretary Hannah Skandera said, "We are committed to putting kids first. Delaying the implementation of reforms proven to make a substantial difference for students would be a mistake." Delaware, Florida, and Rhode Island planned to use their systems beginning with the 2012-13 school year, while Indiana, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Washington state aimed for implementation by 2013-14. Connecticut, the District of Columbia, and Georgia, among others, scheduled their systems to begin in 2014-15, while Arkansas and Colorado are among the states planning to begin in 2015-16. Five states already have their systems set into state law and cannot take advantage of the additional flexibility.
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