Zais Submits Request for NCLB Waiver
South Carolina among 26 states and the District of Columbia to request flexibility.
South Carolina is among 26 states plus the District of Columbia to apply for waivers under No Child Left Behind. State Superintendent of Education Mick Zais submitted the request Tuseday for flexibility from certain provisions of NCLB, which will allow the state to be free from some federal requirements in exchange for adopting a comprehensive reform plan that aims to improve the state's system of accountability. The waivers provide some relief from Adequate Yearly Progress or AYP, the yearly benchmarks used to document school improvement and progress toward the goal of getting schools to 100 percent proficient by the 2013-2014 school year. Read the request South Carolina submitted to the U.S. Department of Education here. “This …
