Afternoon Announcements: Oklahoma loses its No Child Left Behind waiver, Indiana retains federal waiver
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August 29, 2014 12:03 pm

Two repeals, two very different outcomes: Officials at the U.S. Department of Education said Thursday they will not extend Oklahoma’s No Child Left Behind (NCLB) waiver because it depended in part on the state’s commitment to higher academic standards to prepare students for college and careers. Oklahoma opted to drop the Common Core State Standards earlier this year revert to its old K-12 practices. Though Indiana officials also decided to remove the Common Core from schools, the state kept its federal waiver after drafting standards that closely resemble the common core, according to the Dept. of Education. Politico
A judge declared Texas’ school finance system unconstitutional again on Thursday, finding that even though the Legislature had pumped an extra $3 billion-plus into classrooms last summer, the state still failed to provide adequate funding or distribute it fairly among districts. The New York Times
Fourteen Mississippi school districts sued the state Thursday, seeking money they say they were illegally shorted by the state’s public school funding formula over the last six years. The districts say they’re owed $115 million. SF Gate
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