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Federal Education Programs » NCLB/ESEA Waivers » Useful Resources — Selected News, Opinions and Background Information on ESEA Flexibility and Waivers
- Useful Resources: Selected News, Opinions, and Background Information on ESEA Flexibility
ANALYSIS
- The Effect of ESEA Waiver Plans on High School Graduation Rate Accountability
Alliance for Excellent Education
February 2013
- A Step Forward or a Step Back? State Accountability in the Waiver Era
The Education Trust
February 7, 2013 - No Child Left Behind Waivers: Promising Ideas from Second Round Applications
Center for American Progress
July 27, 2012
- Ed. Department Offers States Feedback on Waivers
Education Week - Politics K-12 Blog
May 1, 2012
OFFICIAL WAIVER PACKAGE
- Explanatory waiver materials from ED
U.S. Department of Education
January 23, 2013
- Statement announcing approval of first 10 states' applications
The White House
February 9, 2012 - ESEA Flexibility Documents and Resources
U.S. Department of Education - Video of President Obama's Announcement of NCLB Waivers
CSPAN
September 23, 2011
REACTION TO OFFICIAL WAIVER PACKAGE
- Some States Skeptical of NCLB Waivers
Education Week
January 11, 2012 - No Child Left Behind Waiver Could Cost $2 Billion, Report Says
Los Angeles Times
November 12, 2011 - For States, Collaboration Key to NCLB Waivers
Education Week
November 9, 2011
REACTIONS TO INITIAL WAIVER APPLICATIONS
- Comments on New Jersey ESEA Waiver Request - Letter to Secretary Duncan
Education Law Center
December 22,2011 - No Child Left Behind Waiver Applications: Are They Ambitious and Achievable?
Center for American Progress
December, 2011
FEDERAL
- Letter to Secretary Duncan urging high standards for waivers
Senator Harkin and Representative Miller
January 17, 2012 - Obama Administration Ignores Education Reform Efforts in House, Presses Forward with Backdoor Education Agenda
Alert from the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce
September 29, 2011 - Statement from Senator Enzi, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
U.S. Senate
September 23, 2011 - Floor Remarks of U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander regarding waivers
September 22, 2011 - A bill to amend Section 9401 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 with regard to waivers of statutory and regulatory requirements
U.S. Senate
September 15, 2011 - GOP Senators Introduce own ESEA Renewal Bills (possibly restricting Secretary's waiver authority)
Education Week
September 14, 2011 - Letter to Secretary Duncan from Senator Rubio regarding waivers
U.S. Senate
September 12, 2011 - Letter to Secretary Ducan from Senators Bennet, Hagan, Landrieu, Feinstein, Lieberman, Begich, Udall, Carper, Coons and Kohl regarding waivers
U.S. Senate
September 9, 2011 - Obama Administration Presses Forward with Backdoor Education Reform Agenda
Alert from the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce
August 19, 2011 - Top 5 Questions About NCLB Flexibility
U.S. Department of Education
August 8, 2011 - Providing Our Schools Relief from No Child Left Behind
Posting by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
August 8, 2011 - “Real Relief for Schools: Accomplishing Effective Flexibility”
Report from Education and Workforce Committee Democrats, U.S. House of Representatives
July, 2011 - Letter to Congressman Kline from Secretary Duncan in response to June 23 letter (see above)
U.S. Department of Education
July 6, 2011 - Secretary of Education’s Waiver Authority with Respect to Title I-A Provisions
Included in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Memo form Congressional Research Service
June 28, 2011 - Letter to Secretary Duncan voicing concern about conditional waivers
Congressman Kline and Congressman Hunter
June 23, 2011 - Obama Administration Plans NCLB 'Flexibility' Package Tied to Reform If Congress Does Not Act Soon on Reauthorization
Original press release regarding waivers from U.S. Department of Education
June 13, 2011
NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- Advisory Memo to U.S. Department of Education: Recommendations on the Waiver Process
Democrats for Education Reform
September 15, 2011
- Statewide Educational Accountability Systems Under the NCLB ACTA: Report on 2009 and 2010 Amendments to State Plans
Council of Chief State School Officers
September, 2011 - Letter to Secretary Duncan offering critique and recommendations for NCLB waivers
American Association of School Administrators and National School Boards Association
August 10, 2011 - Statement by CCSSO Executive Director Gene Wilhoit on Administration's Waiver Announcement
Council of Chief State School Officers
August 8, 2011 - Statement from NEA President Dennis Van Roekel
National Education Association
August 8, 2011 - Letter to Secretary Duncan regarding ESEA flexibility and recommendations for waivers
Signed by The Education Trust, The National Council for La Raza and The U.S. Chamber of Commerce
August 3, 2011 - Letter to Secretary Duncan offering recommendations for NCLB regulatory relief
National Schools Boards Association
July 19, 2011 - Letter to Secretary Duncan regarding NCLB regulatory relief
National Education Association
May 27, 2011
COMMENTARY
- Editorial by Senator Alexander
The New York Times
September 26, 2011
- Schools need more reform, less federal control
Commentary in the Washington Examiner from Rep. John Kline, chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce
September 22, 2011
- The NCLB Waiver: A Common-Sense Solution
Commentary from Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett in Education Week
August 22, 2011
- To waive or not to waive
Post from the former U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings in The Huffington Post
August 16, 2011
Note: Various newspapers, including Education Week, the New York Times, and the Washington Post, are also useful resources for background and coverage about waivers.
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