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Everything You Need to Know: Waivers, Flexibility, and Reforming No Child Left Behind

not moved forward. What are waivers and what do they have to do with No Child Left Behind? Waivers provide an opportunity to fix what’s wrong with No Child Left Behind without waiting any longer for Congress to Act. States receiving waivers ... education law known as No Child Left Behind.  These waivers will give states the flexibility needed to raise student achievement standards, improve school accountability, and increase teacher effectiveness. The ten states approved for flexibility are Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. So what does all this mean for our schools? What’s the problem with No Child Left Behind? What’s a waiver anyway, and why do states need ...

Remarks by the President on No Child Left Behind Flexibility

, and our children, and what’s happening to them and how they can perform. In September, after waiting far too long for Congress to act, I announced that my administration would take steps to reform No Child Left Behind on our own.  This was one ... able to get the entire House and Senate to move on this.  I said back then the goals of No Child Left Behind were the right ones.  Standards and accountability -- those are the right goals.  Closing the achievement gap, that’s a good goal.  That ... in the nation to raise their standards for teaching and learning.  And that’s the first time that’s happened in a generation. So when it comes to fixing what’s wrong with No Child Left Behind, we’ve offered every state the same deal.  We’ve said, if you ...

Providing Our Schools Relief from No Child Left Behind

When I was superintendent in Chicago, I never looked forward to a call from Washington telling me what I have to do. Now that I'm in Washington, I try not to make those calls. Our job is to support reform that is good for students at the state and local level.  We need to get out of the way wherever we can.  We need to be tight on the goals but loose on the means of achieving them -- providing as much flexibility as possible, while maintaining meaningful accountability for improving student outcomes and closing achievement gaps. The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) got it backwards -- it was loose on the goals but tight on the means -- and today it's forcing states into one-size-fits-all solutions that just don’t work ...

Obama Administration Sets High Bar for Flexibility from No Child Left Behind in Order to Advance Equity and Support Reform

WASHINGTON – In an effort to support local and state education reform across America, the White House today outlined how states can get relief from provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act – or No Child Left Behind (NCLB) – in exchange for serious state-led efforts to close achievement gaps, promote rigorous accountability, and ensure that all students are on track to graduate college- and career-ready. States can request flexibility from specific NCLB mandates that are stifling reform, but only if they are transitioning students, teachers, and schools to a system aligned with college- and career-ready standards for all students, developing differentiated accountability systems, and undertaking reforms to support effective ...

H.R. 1 - No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 sent on 05/15/2001

"> May 15, 2001 (House Rules) "> H.R. 1 - No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Rep. Boehner (R) OH and 80 cosponsors) The Administration supports House passage of H.R. 1, which reflects the themes of "No Child Left Behind", the President's comprehensive proposal to reform the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). The Administration is pleased that H.R. 1, as reported by the Committee on Education and the Workforce, incorporates many ...

Remarks by the President on No Child Left Behind Flexibility

said that Congress should reform the No Child Left Behind law based on the principles that have guided Race to the Top. And I want to say the goals behind No Child Left Behind were admirable, and President Bush deserves credit for that.  Higher standards are the right goal.  Accountability is the right goal. Closing the achievement gap is the right goal.  And we’ve got to stay focused on those goals.  But experience has taught us that, in it’s implementation, No Child Left Behind had some serious ... quarter of all schools in Massachusetts -- and as you know, Massachusetts’ schools rank very high among the 50 states.  But because Ricky’s school did not meet all the technical standards of No Child Left Behind, his school was labeled a failure last year ...

President Obama on No Child Left Behind Flexibility

Posted on September 23, 2011 at 01:43 PM EST

Type: Audio/Video

To help states and schools move forward with developing a world-class education system, the Obama administration will enable states to request flexibility from specific mandates under No Child Left Behind, in exchange for a real commitment to undertake education reform. ...

President Obama Calls on Congress to Fix No Child Left Behind Before the Start of the Next School Year

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a speech at Kenmore Middle School, President Obama urged Congress to fix No Child Left Behind (NCLB) before the start of the next school year.  The President articulated key priorities for reforming NCLB that will enable us ... for swift reform has never been greater.   See below for a fact sheet on fixing No Child Left Behind. FACT SHEET: Fixing No Child Left Behind No Child Left Behind (NCLB) is the current version of the Elementary and Secondary Education ... to Fix No Child Left Behind   America’s future economic competitiveness is being decided every day, in classrooms across the nation.  In order to help prepare each of our children to win the future and  succeed in the global marketplace ...

President Obama Speaks on No Child Left Behind Reform

Posted on February 09, 2012 at 04:48 PM EST

Type: Audio/Video

The President announces that 10 states will receive flexibility to implement reforms that raise standards for student achievement without being required to meet certain parts of No Child Left Behind. ...

Presidente Obama: Nuestros niños no pueden esperar a que el Congreso arregle la ley de que Ningún Niño Se Quede Atrás (No Child Left Behind)

THE WHITE HOUSE Oficina del Secretario de Prensa ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA 9 de febrero de 2012 Presidente Obama: Nuestros niños no pueden esperar a que el Congreso arregle la ley de que Ningún Niño Se Quede Atrás (No Child Left Behind) Anuncia la flexibilidad para diez estados a cambio de una reforma Se ... les brindará flexibilidad en cuanto a los mandatos muy difíciles de cumplir de la ley federal de educación denominada No Child Left Behind (NCLB). A cambio de esta flexibilidad, estos estados han convenido elevar las normas, mejorar la rendición de ...