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No Child Left Behind Flexibility Waiver

The U.S. Department of Education is inviting all states to apply for a flexibility waiver for how they will meet certain federal accountability requirements for our public education system.  The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), commonly referred to as No Child Left Behind, was created more than a decade ago to establish an accountability system that aimed to close the achievement gap among all students and for all students to be proficient by the year 2014.

 

 

Missouri Submits NCLB Flexibility Request

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has submitted a request for a flexibility waiver to the U.S. Department of Education.

State Board Grants Approval to Submit NCLB Waiver Application

The State Board of Education gave its approval for the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to seek relief from requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

The following news releases and video messages provide more information about the Department perspectives and process since the waiver opportunity was announced by USDE.  We will provide updates as they become available.

U.S. Department of Education

Many resources and documents are available from the U.S. Department of Education that will provide you with more information about the ESEA.  We will add state-level information as it becomes available.

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