Georgia Takes Action to Fix Federal NCLB Law

Changes/Waivers Requested

Action 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…

…Many of the changes approved so far reflect flexibility already granted to other states. For example, Florida, Georgia, Minnesota, and Virginia all received permission to increase the minimum number of students who must be in a subgroup before a school is held accountable for that subgroup’s performance. – Edweek July 13, 2005

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State Penalized

Action Type: Penalty

Description of Action: Earlier in 2003, federal officials withheld $700,000 from Georgia because of the state's decision not to administer a secondary school state assessment after questions were raised about the test’s validity. In that instance, however, the test was a requirement under the 1994 Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization and not directly related to No Child Left Behind. (Source: National Association of State Boards of Education, 2003)

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