Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Maryland has became the first state in the Washington area to receive a pardon from the federal No Child Left Behind law, joining 18 other states that have sought relief from the law's stringent and unrealistic benchmarks for student achievement

In 2011, the state - whose public schools have been named the best in the nation for four consecutive years by Education Week - failed to make adequate yearly progress because not enough of its black, low-income, special education or English-language learner subgroups were proficient in math or reading, and Hispanic students did not make the mark in reading. In addition to Maryland, Connecticut, Delaware, Louisiana, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Rhode Island also received waivers. The U.S. Department of Education is still reviewing waiver applications from Virginia and the District, as well as 16 other states.

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