Obama Concedes Part of NCLB is Unenforceable
Conceding that a key provision of NCLB is unenforceable, the Obama Administration has backed off the requirement that schools in the transformation model must tie student test scores to teacher and administrator evaluations, Topics in Education reported today. The U.S. Department of Education has sent letters to every state inviting them to apply for waivers from the requirement and still remain eligible for School Improvement Grants (SIG).
Transformation is one of the four school improvement models required under NCLB for repeatedly failing to meet Adequate Yearly Progress. Schools in the transformation model are eligible for School Improvement Grants to assist in their reforms. They also must replace their