South Dakota Takes Action to Fix Federal NCLB Law

Changes/Waivers Requested

Action Type: Official Action

Description of Action: "The federal Education Department has agreed to review requests from 20 states to alter significantly the way they measure student progress under the No Child Left Behind Act. The move comes as the number of schools across the country deemed substandard under that law grows by the thousands.

The requests, which Education Secretary Margaret Spellings invited states to submit last November as part of a pilot project, would allow states to judge schools by tracking the progress of individual students over time...

The states that have applied to make the changes for the current school year are Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee and Utah.

Six more — Maryland, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania and South Dakota — have asked to apply changes next year."
-New York Times, February 22, 2006

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Changes/Waivers Requested

Action Type: Legislation

Description of Action: The State Legislature on January 17, 2006 passed SCR1, a resolution urging the Congress of the United States to support the changes to the No Child Left Behind Act that were recommended by the special task force established by the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Status of Action: Passed by Legislature on 1/17/06

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Full Funding Resolution

Action Type: Legislation

Description of Action: State House of Representatives introduced HCR1018, a resolution which calls on Congress and President Bush to fully fund implementation

Status of Action: last action 2/25/04

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