Senate expected to adjust school reform grant rules- The New Haven Register - Serving New Haven, Connecticut:
"The U.S. Senate is expected to act soon to lift a federal restriction that bars certain grant money from going to districts not meeting No Child Left Behind standards.
That prohibition on federal Investing in Innovation (dubbed “I3”) school reform grants effectively barred all Connecticut urban districts from applying for the competitive funds.
The House of Representatives voted recently to eliminate the No Child Left Behind restriction, and the Senate is expected to take up the matter this week, said state Department of Education spokesman Thomas Murphy."
"The U.S. Senate is expected to act soon to lift a federal restriction that bars certain grant money from going to districts not meeting No Child Left Behind standards.
That prohibition on federal Investing in Innovation (dubbed “I3”) school reform grants effectively barred all Connecticut urban districts from applying for the competitive funds.
The House of Representatives voted recently to eliminate the No Child Left Behind restriction, and the Senate is expected to take up the matter this week, said state Department of Education spokesman Thomas Murphy."