The Kansas State Board of Education wants more flexibility in how schools are held accountable for student performance under the federal the No Child Left Behind Act.
In a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, State Board of Education Chairman David Dennis requested the annual targets for student performance on state reading and math assessments (or AYP's) be held at 2009-2010 levels until the state is able to implement new Common Core Standards and related assessments in those curricular areas.
“Seeking this flexibility for Kansas schools is something our State Board feels strongly about,” Dennis said in a statement released Friday. “Because the federal legislation that provides the guidelines by which schools are held accountable for student performance is due to