Sec. Duncan in Weaker Spot on NCLB Waiver Renewals

Education Week: U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is entering negotiations with states on renewal of their No Child Left Behind Act waivers with a weakened hand, and may find it hard to hold their feet to the fire on key Obama administration priorities. Chief among them: testing, accountability, and the requirement for teacher-evaluation systems that take student outcomes into account.

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