California policymakers weigh Obama’s No Child Left Behind plan
09/23/2011District-wide fundraising on the table
10/10/2011
Source: Silicon Valley Education Foundation
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson won’t be with 20 other state education chiefs at the White House today when President Obama formally announces a waiver deal to free states from the tightening screws of the No Child Left Behind Act. Torlakson’s absence reflects California’s uncertainty over the still sketchy details of the waiver program – and its ambivalence.
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Ed Trust
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