This Week In Education: NCLB: No Waiver? No Problem - Except For California

This Week In Education: NCLB: No Waiver? No Problem - Except For California:

NCLB: No Waiver? No Problem - Except For California

by Alexander Russo

Don't cry for the states that haven't gotten an NCLB waiver yet -- or haven't requested one.  There's really only just one state I can find -- California -- that has requested a waiver but not gotten one but doesn't also have an AMO freeze in its back pocket.
Several states without waivers have gotten one year freezes on changing their annual measurable objectives -- meaning that they don't have to raise the minimum proficiency scores for AYP as required under AYP.  I'm told that the 8 states that requred and got approved for an AMO freeze for the upcoming year are Alabama  Alaska Maine West Virginia  Idaho Illinois Iowa and Kansas.  South Dakota