Thursday, October 13, 2011

State Board to discuss NCLB waiver | Thoughts on Public Education

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State Board to discuss NCLB waiver - by John Fensterwald - Educated Guess

To no surprise, California took no action Wednesday, the early deadline for states to indicate an intent to seek a waiver from the No Child Left Behind Act. But that doesn’t mean that the state has decided it’s not interested, Sue Burr, Executive Director of the State Board of Education, said this week.

Burr said she has discussed with the state Department of Education the need for a cost-benefit analysis to compare the impact of the actions needed to qualify for the waiver with the benefits of promised spending flexibility from the law’s requirements. The State Board will discuss issues surrounding a waiver and listen to what the public has to say about the idea at its next meeting, on Nov. 9-10, she said.

The Board is likely to hear from a divided community, no matter what the numbers say. A


The seven broken premises of special education in California - by Miriam Kurtzig Freedman

It’s not a typo. It’s meant to be an “e.” Today’s special education system is built on many broken premises that detract from the law’s purpose: to provide students with disabilities (SWD) a free, appropriate public education in the least restrictive (appropriate) environment so that they can learn and make progress. The system should promote [...]