KY Gets Education Waiver
Gov. Steve Beshear and education department officials are applauding a decision by the federal government to grant the state a waiver from some parts of the Bush-era No Child Left Behind Law.
The Kentucky Department of Education announced the decision Thursday.
Education Commissioner Terry Holliday says the relief means the state can use its newly developed accountability model to report progress to the federal government.
Kentucky applied in November for the relief. Legislators in Washington have been attempting to rework the controversial law, but President Barack Obama bypassed Congress in allowing states to apply for waivers.
Kentucky education officials have been overhauling the state’s public education system from top to bottom since the 2009 passage of Senate Bill 1, which mandated that every Kentucky public school student graduate prepared for higher education or a career.
