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WASHINGTON — It could be the beginning of the end for No Child Left Behind. The goal was lofty: Get all children up to par in math and reading by 2014.

Photo: AP WASHINGTON, February 8, 2012 – Yesterday, relief came for some of the 82% of American school systems that were likely to fail annual assessment mechanisms of the No Child Left Behind law. That law which requires all schools that receive

Photo: AP WASHINGTON, February 8, 2012 – Yesterday, relief came for some of the 82% of American school systems that were likely to fail annual assessment mechanisms of the No Child Left Behind law. That law which requires all schools that receive

President Barack Obama on Thursday will free 10 states from the strict and sweeping requirements of the No Child Left Behind law, giving leeway to states that promise to improve how they prepare and evaluate students.

By John Mooney : NJ Spotlight With the Obama administration Thursday waiving New Jersey from No Child Left Behind, the state was in effect given the green light for its own plan for how public schools will be monitored, assisted, and in the case of

No Child Left Behind waivers: The Obama administration has given 10 states a waiver from the federal law known as No Child Left Behind.

SANTA FE, NM — Eleven states applied to opt out of the No Child Left Behind policy, but only 10 states were given the OK, leaving behind New Mexico. Secretary of Education designate Hanna Skandera said she isn't worried that New Mexico's application

Colorado received a waiver Thursday from the No Child Left Behind law, becoming one of 10 states to get relief from the highly criticized federal policy.

WASHINGTON — It could be the beginning of the end for No Child Left Behind. The goal was lofty: Get all children up to par in math and reading by 2014.

No Child Left Behind waivers: The Obama administration has given 10 states a waiver from the federal law known as No Child Left Behind.

The Obama Administration will announce later today that it is awarding No Child Left Behind (NCLB) waivers to 10 states.

President Barack Obama on Thursday will free 10 states from the strict and sweeping requirements of the No Child Left Behind law, giving leeway to states that promise to improve how they prepare and evaluate students.

The Obama Administration will announce later today that it is awarding No Child Left Behind (NCLB) waivers to 10 states.

No Child Left Behind requires all students to be proficient in reading and math by 2014. Obama's action strips away that fundamental requirement for those approved for flexibility, provided they offer a viable plan instead.

Jeanne Reasonover/The Tennessean Tennessee schools will no longer be penalized for failing to meet benchmarks under the federal No Child Left Behind Law. Instead, the 10 states be held to a standard written by state education leaders.

Ten years ago this month, a beaming Ted Kennedy and John Boehner stood behind President George W. Bush as he signed into law No Child Left Behind. NCLB was a well-intentioned effort to provide educational

NJ Gets No Child Left Behind Federal Waiver: What will this mean for Plainfield schools? Just read the breaking news on NJ getting the waiver on federally imposed No Child Left Behind regulations. But I have to pass along

9 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama will announce today that he's freeing 10 states from requirements of the No Child Left Behind law as they pursue alternate means of judging student progress, an administration official said.

9 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama will announce today that he's freeing 10 states from requirements of the No Child Left Behind law as they pursue alternate means of judging student progress, an administration official said.

On Thursday, President Barack Obama will waive 10 states from the No Child Left Behind law, the AP reports.