These letters provide a status of No Child Left Behind cornerstones with respect to each state. 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.

• 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 15, 2009)
PDF (42K)

California

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

Colorado

Colorado (posted February 12, 2009)
PDF (37K)

Connecticut

Connecticut (January 15, 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 15, 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 15, 2009)
PDF (36K)

Kansas

Kansas (January 15, 2009)
PDF (34K)

Kentucky

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

Louisiana

Louisiana (January 15, 2009)
PDF (36K)

Maine

Maine (January 15, 2009)
PDF (43K)

Maryland

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

Massachusetts

Massachusetts (January 16, 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 15, 2009)
PDF (41K)

Nevada

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

New Hampshire

New Hampshire (January 15, 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 15, 2009)
PDF (39K)

Oregon

Oregon (January 15, 2009)
PDF (33K)

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania (January 15, 2009)
PDF (41K)

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico (posted February 12, 2009)
PDF (37K)

Rhode Island

Rhode Island (January 15, 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 15, 2009)
PDF (35K)

Vermont

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

Virginia

Virginia (posted March 31, 2009)
PDF (1M)

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