Education Reform
Flexibility from No Child Left Behind
Find out how states can get relief from provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (NCLB) in exchange for efforts to close achievement gaps, promote rigorous accountability, and ensure that all students are on track to graduate college- and career-ready.
Read the announcement. Visit the ESEA Flexibility page. See also the ESEA home page and blueprint for reauthorizing ESEA.
Duncan Tells Teachers: Change is Hard
(August 22)
Obama in State of the Union: “America is Back”
(January 25)
- Education Department Awards $52 Million in Grants to 23 Comprehensive Centers to Advance Reform Goals and Student Achievement
- Seven More States, Puerto Rico and Bureau of Indian Education Request NCLB Flexibility
- U.S. Department of Education Launches Enhanced Version of Online Learning Community for School Turnaround
- Duncan Announces 2012 Cross-Country Back-to-School Bus Tour
- U.S. Department of Education Awards More Than $27 Million to School Districts, Community Organizations for Physical Education and Nutrition Education