Superintendents Pleased with NCLB Waiver

Central Kentucky superintendents were pleased to learn Kentucky is one of 10 states allowed flexibility under Elementary and Secondary Education Act/No Child Left Behind laws. Instead of receiving testing data for NCLB and the state accountability system, schools will receive data from one source this year. President Barack Obama and U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan set provisions last year for the way states could receive waivers from NCLB mandates, according to a news release from the Kentucky Department of Education. States had to show progress in efforts to close achievement gaps and prepare students for colleges and careers.