On January 8, 2009, the Secretary issued letters to every state to provide a status of No Child Left Behind cornerstones with respect to each state. The letters are below. In addition, a state status chart and a fact sheet on state standards and assessments are available, as are previous NCLB policy letters to states.

• State Status Chart MS Excel (57K)
• Assessment Fact Sheet PDF (74K)

Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | District of Columbia | Florida | Georgia | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Puerto Rico | Rhode Island | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming

Alabama

Alabama (January 8, 2009)
PDF (45K)

Alaska

Alaska (January 8, 2009)
PDF (48K)

Arizona

Arizona (January 8, 2009)
PDF (40K)

Arkansas

Arkansas (January 8, 2009)
PDF (42K)

California

California (January 8, 2009)
PDF (42K)

Colorado

Colorado (January 8, 2009)
PDF (37K)

Connecticut

Connecticut (January 8, 2009)
PDF (2.1M)

Delaware

Delaware (January 8, 2009)
PDF (21K)

District of Columbia

District of Columbia (January 8, 2009)
PDF (44K)

Florida

Florida (January 8, 2009)
PDF (40K)

Georgia

Georgia (January 8, 2009)
PDF (43K)

Hawaii

Hawaii (January 8, 2009)
PDF (31K)

Idaho

Idaho (January 8, 2009)
PDF (47K)

Illinois

Illinois (January 8, 2009)
PDF (33K)

Indiana

Indiana (January 8, 2009)
PDF (40K)

Iowa

Iowa (January 8, 2009)
PDF (36K)

Kansas

Kansas (January 8, 2009)
PDF (34K)

Kentucky

Kentucky (January 8, 2009)
PDF (52K)

Louisiana

Louisiana (January 8, 2009)
PDF (36K)

Maine

Maine (January 8, 2009)
PDF (43K)

Maryland

Maryland (January 8, 2009)
PDF (39K)

Massachusetts

Massachusetts (January 8, 2009)
PDF (46K)

Michigan

Michigan (January 8, 2009)
PDF (42K)

Minnesota

Minnesota (January 8, 2009)
PDF (39K)

Mississippi

Mississippi (January 8, 2009)
PDF (34K)

Missouri

Missouri (January 8, 2009)
PDF (38K)

Montana

Montana (January 8, 2009)
PDF (37K)

Nebraska

Nebraska (January 8, 2009)
PDF (41K)

Nevada

Nevada (January 8, 2009)
PDF (46K)

New Hampshire

New Hampshire (January 8, 2009)
PDF (46K)

New Jersey

New Jersey (January 8, 2009)
PDF (35K)

New Mexico

New Mexico (January 8, 2009)
PDF (41K)

New York

New York (January 8, 2009)
PDF (42K)

North Carolina

North Carolina (January 8, 2009)
PDF (38K)

North Dakota

North Dakota (January 8, 2009)
PDF (41K)

Ohio

Ohio (January 8, 2009)
PDF (42K)

Oklahoma

Oklahoma (January 8, 2009)
PDF (39K)

Oregon

Oregon (January 8, 2009)
PDF (33K)

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania (January 8, 2009)
PDF (41K)

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico (January 8, 2009)
PDF (37K)

Rhode Island

Rhode Island (January 8, 2009)
PDF (43K)

South Carolina

South Carolina (January 8, 2009)
PDF (39K)

South Dakota

South Dakota (January 8, 2009)
PDF (49K)

Tennessee

Tennessee (January 8, 2009)
PDF (47K)

Texas

Texas (January 8, 2009)
PDF (35K)

Utah

Utah (January 8, 2009)
PDF (35K)

Vermont

Vermont (January 8, 2009)
PDF (36K)

Virginia

Virginia (January 8, 2009)
PDF (41K)

Washington

Washington (January 8, 2009)
PDF (35K)

West Virginia

West Virginia (January 8, 2009)
PDF (39K)

Wisconsin

Wisconsin (January 8, 2009)
PDF (39K)

Wyoming

Wyoming (January 8, 2009)
PDF (34K)

NCLB Policy Letters to States