No Child Left Behind Waiver

Just catching up on the week’s news. If you attended the school choice meeting several weeks ago, you will be interested to learn than Maryland did indeed receive a waiver from the US Department of Education from some of the requirements of the “No Child Left Behind” waiver, including school choice. Some news links:

http://www.gazette.net/article/20120601/NEWS/706019660/1034/state-says-no-child-left-behind-waiver-gives-schools-flexibility&template=gazette <http://www.gazette.net/article/20120601/NEWS/706019660/1034/state-says-no-child-left-behind-waiver-gives-schools-flexibility&template=gazette>

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/maryland-wins-no-child-waiver/2012/05/29/gJQAUEW4zU_story.html

Other links of interest:

Montgomery County Title 1 program information: http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/titleone/

The MSA (Maryland School Assessment) report card for Twinbrook from the 2010-2011 school year: http://www.mdreportcard.org/Entity.aspx?k=150206