California Leads Nation

[George Sheridan <learn@jps.net>]

California leads nation in districts failing to meet NCLB goals.

The AP (5/10) reported, "Nationwide, 411 school districts in 27 states now face"
state government intervention because they have "failed to meet their goals under
the" No Child Left Behind Law for four years. With 97 failed school districts,
California has "more than twice as many failing districts as any other state so
far." The 97 California districts have been ordered "to undergo everything from
reporting how they are implementing the federal law to having a team of
specialists assess every aspect of their operations," and in "the most extreme
cases, [they] could be subject to a state takeover." U.S. Education Secretary
Margaret Spellings has praised California for being "the first state to take
widespread action against all its districts that have failed to meet the
achievement target set by" NCLB. "By taking action now, California can collect
$45 million from the federal government. The districts facing the most severe
sanctions each will receive $250,000 in federal money to pay for intervention
teams and to start following their suggestions."

George Sheridan