U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, on October 28, 2008, announced final regulations to strengthen and clarify No Child Left Behind (NCLB), focusing on improved accountability and transparency, uniform and disaggregated graduation rates and improved parental notification for Supplemental Education Services and public school choice. The Secretary made the announcement while speaking to educators, state and local policymakers and business leaders at South Carolina Educational Television in Columbia, S.C.

Announcement

• Secretary Spellings Announces Final Regulations to Strengthen No Child Left Behind (Oct 28, 2008)
• Secretary's Remarks
• Webcast
• Photos

Fact sheets

• Accountability, Assessments and Transparency
• Public School Choice and Supplemental Educational Services
• A Uniform, Comparable Graduation Rate

Regulations

• Final Regulations for Title I
• Summary PDF (132K)