Feds planning 'No Child Left Behind' overhaul

Associated Press
Apr. 5, 2005

WASHINGTON - Education Secretary Margaret Spellings plans to fundamentally change enforcement of the No Child Left Behind law, giving preferential treatment to states that prove they're serious about raising achievement, Bush administration officials say.The change could affect the education of millions of students as states seek federal approval on everything from teacher quality to the measuring of student progress.

In the first example, the Education Department plans to give some states more freedom in how they test hundreds of thousands of children with milder disabilities. But only states that can prove progress or a strong commitment to improve will be seriously considered for that flexibility, administration officials told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

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