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Changes/Waivers RequestedAction Type: Legislation Description of Action: SJR 8 is a resolution memorializing congress to amend the no child left behind act. Purpose: To urge congress to amend the No Child Left Behind Act to provide more flexibility for high achieving states such as Connecticut. Status of Action: Referred to joint committee on education - 1/18/07 |
Legal ActionAction Type: Show of support Description of Action: Six states, the District of Columbia, the governor of Pennsylvania, school administrators, and state and local elected officials went on record in support of the National Education Association’s legal challenge to unfunded federal mandates in No Child Left Behind. Status of Action: |
Legal ActionAction Type: Show of support Description of Action: "Connecticut's rebellion against the federal No Child Left Behind act got the backing of the school board Tuesday when it voted to support a lawsuit filed by the state attorney general that challenges the law....The West Hartford school board voted without dissent to support the lawsuit. Tom Fiorentino, a Republican, excused himself from the vote because he is a lawyer in the attorney general's office and could have a conflict of interest." Status of Action: |
Legal ActionAction Type: Lawsuit Description of Action: The state of Connecticut filed a federal lawsuit today challenging President Bush's No Child Left Behind school reform law, arguing it is illegal because it requires expensive testing and programs it doesn't pay for. Status of Action: |
Legal ActionAction Type: Show of support Description of Action: By a 6-4 vote, the Region 12 Board of Education elected to support the state of Connecticut's lawsuit against the federal Department of Education to eliminate the unfunded mandates that have come through the No Child Left Behind law. Status of Action: |
Legal ActionAction Type: Lawsuit Description of Action: Connecticut is within weeks of filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education over the federal No Child Left Behind Act, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said Wednesday. Status of Action: |
Legal ActionAction Type: Lawsuit Description of Action: Governor Rell has signed a bill that authorizes the state to sue the federal government over the No Child Left Behind law. Status of Action: |
Changes/Waivers RequestedAction Type: Official Action Description of Action: Federal officials by late last week had sent decision letters to 16 states approving at least some of their requested changes to accountability plans under the No Child Left Behind Act, which should make it easier for schools and districts to show progress… Status of Action: |
Cost/Participation StudyAction Type: Official Action Description of Action: "To bring students up to the federal government's academic standards, Connecticut's public schools will need a huge boost in spending, up to $2 billion a year more, says a study being released today...The report, prepared by a national school finance consulting firm, will be used to lobby the legislature and could be the basis for a school finance lawsuit. It is similar to studies that have prompted courts in several other states to order school funding increases." Status of Action: |
Cost or Participation StudyAction Type: Legislation Description of Action: The state department of education released studies on both the local and state costs of implementing NCLB. The studies found that the state will need to spend $41.6 million through FY 08 in order to meet the law's requirements. Whereas, the local-level study was based on three case studies that concludes Hamden, Killingly, and New Haven districts will have to collectively spend $22.6 to meet the law's requirements. Status of Action: |
Opt OutAction Type: Official Action Description of Action: Three school districts in Connecticut--Chelshire, Marlborough and Somers--have rejected their federal Title I money under NCLB to avoid the law's bureaucracy and sanctions. The districts felt that it would cost more or most of their Title I money just to administer the grants. Status of Action: |
Legal ActionAction Type: Lawsuit Description of Action: “The State of Connecticut will sue the federal government over President Bush's signature education law, arguing that it forces Connecticut to spend millions on new tests without providing sufficient additional aid, the state's attorney general announced…” - NY Times April 6, 2005 Status of Action: |
Changes/Waivers RequestedAction Type: Legislation Description of Action: State Senate introduced SJR40 which calls upon the President and Congress of the United States to amend the No Child Left Behind Act to provide for a mechanism that will require the granting of waivers from said Act to Connecticut and other states that: (1) have implemented effective, high standards and accountability measures, (2) consistently achieve within the top tenth percentile of all states for student performance and participation in national assessments, including the National Assessment of Educational Progress and the Scholastic Achievement Test, (3) annually profile school districts and schools for accountability and student achievement pursuant to demographic indices including subcategories of student performance, including a subcategory based on a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced price lunches, and (4) direct additional resources for school readiness and reading programs and school construction projects to school districts with a high concentration of students performing below the level of proficiency Status of Action: Tabled for House calendar, 3/24/05 |
Changes/Waivers RequestedAction Type: Legislation Description of Action: State House of Representatives introduced HJR30 which calls on Congress to allow waivers for states with high performing schools Status of Action: referred to Joint Education Committee 1/24/05 |
Changes/Waivers RequestedAction Type: Legislation Description of Action: State Senate introduced SJR35 which calls on Congress to allow waivers for states with high performing schools Status of Action: referred to Joint Education Committee 1/24/05 |
Changes/Waivers, Requested, Full Funding ResolutionAction Type: Legislation Description of Action: State Senate introduced SJR4 which calls on Congress to amend NCLB to provide for waivers for states such as Connecticut that have implemented high standards and accountability measures that have improved student achievement. Also calls for Congress to direct additional resources for school readiness and reading programs, and for school construction projects to school districts with high concentrations of students performing below proficiency levels Status of Action: last action 5/5/04 |
