PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A U.S. Department of Education official says Oregon’s application to escape portions of the No Child Left Behind law needs more work.
Assistant Secretary Michael Yudin praised the state’s application in a letter last month, but identified several components that require clarification, development or revision.
Oregon officials hope to scrap the federal law’s push to continually improve test scores with a new plan based on achievement compacts that school districts sign with the state. They also seek to replace the No Child Left Behind’s rigid sanctions with a system of support for struggling schools.
Ben Cannon, education adviser to Gov. John Kitzhaber, says the state is submitting additional material to the Education Department this week and hopes to get the waiver approved before the end of the school year.
