Updated: SREB States Transform School Accountability with 'NCLB' Waivers. Policy Brief

Southern Regional Education Board. 592 10th Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30318-5790. Tel: 404-875-9211; Fax: 404-872-1477; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://www.sreb.org

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Educational Policy; State Policy; Geographic Location; Educational Legislation; Federal Legislation; Academic Achievement; Progress Monitoring; Low Achievement; Reading Skills; Mathematics Skills; Accountability; Educational Indicators; Federal Programs; Educational Improvement; College Readiness; Job Skills; Readiness; Goal Orientation; Achievement Gains; Achievement Gap; Student Characteristics; Change Strategies; Teacher Evaluation; Administrator Evaluation; Profiles; Elementary Schools; Middle Schools; High Schools; State Programs; At Risk Students; Rewards; Intervention; Disadvantaged Schools

Alabama; Arkansas; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maryland; Mississippi; North Carolina; Oklahoma; South Carolina; Tennessee; Texas; Virginia; West Virginia

This latest brief updates education leaders on the key policies the 13 (Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia) Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) states plan to implement under federal waivers to No Child Left Behind. It details, state by state, new policies for raising student achievement, evaluating school performance, and identifying low-performing schools for state assistance.

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