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State anger leads federal officials to consider changes to No Child Left Behind.
Byline: Jodi S. Cohen
Apr. 8--In what could lead to broad changes in the Bush Administration's education reforms, federal officials said Thursday they are open to relaxing requirements for states that show a commitment to improve.
The plan, outlined Thursday during a meeting between Education Secretary Margaret Spellings and state school chiefs, may help diffuse a growing rebellion against No Child Left Behind, a law criticized as unfunded and an intrusion into state control.
Education officials are adamant that the cornerstone of the law--having all students reading and doing math at grade level by 2013-2014--will not change.
But, among other things, Spellings' policy shift could make it easier for school districts to pass state tests under the 2002 law by increasing the number of students who can take a modified test because of disabilities.
Some sanctions for failing to meet state standards, including a provision that children in failing schools be given the opportunity to transfer to better ones, could also be relaxed. Chicago Public Schools, for example, would prefer to tutor students first, before offering them a…
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