some changes made to part of the NCLB.  They want more money for school districts where the are is 50% plus federal land because that cuts into property taxes.

in the state of Kansas are no meeting NCLB rules due to the increased amount of testing.  58% of high school meet AYP goals this year along with 63.4% of K-8 kids.

says that school districts are are not giving parents enough information on the NCLB Bill.  Parents are also not given timely information as well.  They go on top say that poverty, limited English proficiency, and varying cultural expectations are barriers to parent involvement.

are saying that no school, even the high performing ones will meet NCLB AYP goals for 2014.

are not meeting the NCLB rules for highly qualified teacher status.

Jefferds Huyck has a doctorate in classics from Harvard and teaching 22 years in college and high school he would still have to go through a teacher-certification course that would last two year at a cost of 15 grand.

I say teachers like this need a break and just be accepted as a highly qualified teacher in some grandfathered type status sort of way if highly qualified teacher rules are to stay in place. I think those rules need to be junked.

has created a an alternative way to graduate from high school.  The school district wants to make changes to this degree so that students that graduate with the alternative diploma are also counted under the “No Child Left Behind Bill”.