Thursday, February 12, 2015
In the absence of congressional reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the Federal Department of Education is allowing states to apply for and receive a waiver of flexibility from some of the requirements of the current law. The District of Columbia applied for and received waiver at the beginning of SY 2012-2013. Read below for how this waiver changes how schools are held accountable under the law.