A core principle of No Child Left Behind is annual testing in grades three through eight -- so that we know how students are doing, |
It's important to note that is not Waiver City. No one has gotten a waiver yet, and these schools will have to show that they did not meet the state standards because of this disaster and these displaced students. |
State and local officials determine staffing needs. We don't dictate hiring decisions. |
The funds have been provided for testing, but Connecticut apparently wants to keep those funds without using them as intended. |
The funds have been provided for testing. |
The guidance is simply that — guidance. Schools can choose to use the model survey or not, it's their choice. |
This is the first time for everyone. There are going to be some growing pains. |
This is unprecedented. In recent memory, we have never seen this number of displaced schoolchildren. |
Unfortunately, today's action doesn't bring the state any closer to closing its achievement gap, which is among the largest in the nation, ... From the day she walked in the door, Secretary Spellings has worked diligently to listen and respond to states' needs and concerns, and she has kept her word to help states implement No Child Left Behind in a workable, common-sense way. |
Unfortunately, today's action doesn't bring the state any closer to closing its achievement gap, which is among the largest in the nation. From the day she walked in the door, Secretary Spellings has worked diligently to listen and respond to states' needs and concerns, and she has kept her word to help states implement No Child Left Behind in a workable, common-sense way. |
We believe very strongly in these children and we're not granting waivers without the data to back it up, |
We believe very strongly in these children and we're not granting waivers without the data to back it up. |
We specifically pushed for all 50 states to participate in (the national test) to shed some light on state assessments. |
We specifically pushed for all 50 states to participate in (the national test) to shed some light on state assessments. We hope states take a good, hard look at this data and use it to help the millions of kids who aren't yet at grade level. |
We're not at the point where we're talking about taking funding away from schools or states. The goal all along has been to make sure local school districts do not have any policies in place that sanction religion -- or policies that prohibit voluntary religious expression by students. |