Oklahoma freed from some No Child Left Behind education mandates

 
BY MEGAN ROLLAND AND CHRIS CASTEEL
Published: February 9, 2012

Oklahoma 's waiver from the No Child Left Behind Act will mean more focus on individual student improvement and an increased flexibility for schools, state schools Superintendent Janet Barresi said.

Oklahoma is one of 10 states that Thursday received a waiver from the federal education law that has measured school achievement for the past decade.

The waiver allows the state to implement a homegrown acc...


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