Archive of posts tagged education reform

Local California School Districts Seeking NCLB Waivers

The Sacramento Bee reports that nine local school districts jointly filed an application yesterday for a waiver from federal education standards under No Child Left Behind. This step is unusual for local districts, as it is usually the State seeking a waiver, as the Bee says: Under federal law, districts can file their own applications, …

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A Concise History of the Federal Role in Education

I apologize for not posting for awhile, more will be coming soon. I have a new article coming out in the BYU Education and Law Journal in which I argue that Congress should give more control to the U.S. Department of Education in reauthorizing the No Child Left Behind Act (something that could happen any …

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