AM 1240 WJON » no child left behind http://wjon.com Mon, 20 May 2013 15:56:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Watkins Anxious for NCLB to End [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/watkins-anxious-for-nclb-to-end-audio/ http://wjon.com/watkins-anxious-for-nclb-to-end-audio/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:32:58 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=74106 Minnesota schools will soon be exempt from the strict federal standards of No Child Left Behind. Our state is one of 10 being granted a waiver by President Barack Obama.

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]]> http://wjon.com/watkins-anxious-for-nclb-to-end-audio/feed/ 0 Bruce Watkins Dayton Hails MN No Child Left Behind Waiver http://wjon.com/dayton-hails-mn-no-child-left-behind-waiver/ http://wjon.com/dayton-hails-mn-no-child-left-behind-waiver/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:48:26 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=74094 Minnesota Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius went to Washington for President Barack Obama's announcement that 10 states including Minnesota are being freed of the strict and sweeping requirements of the No Child Left Behind education law.

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]]> http://wjon.com/dayton-hails-mn-no-child-left-behind-waiver/feed/ 0 iStockphoto Official: Minnesota to Get NCLB Waiver http://wjon.com/official-minnesota-to-get-nclb-waiver/ http://wjon.com/official-minnesota-to-get-nclb-waiver/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:26:15 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=74000 The Associated Press has learned that President Barack Obama on Thursday will free 10 states from the strict requirements of the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law. The move gives long-sought leeway to states that promise to improve how they prepare and evaluate students.

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]]> http://wjon.com/official-minnesota-to-get-nclb-waiver/feed/ 0 iStockphoto Education Commissioner Discusses Waiver Request http://wjon.com/education-commissioner-discusses-waiver-request/ http://wjon.com/education-commissioner-discusses-waiver-request/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:09:16 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=56984 State Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius is going to Rochester to discuss the state's request for the waiver to sections of the federal No Child Left Behind law in the first stop in a statewide tour.

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]]> http://wjon.com/education-commissioner-discusses-waiver-request/feed/ 0 iStockphoto Franken's Staff in Town for NCLB Talks http://wjon.com/frankens-staff-in-town-for-nclb-talks/ http://wjon.com/frankens-staff-in-town-for-nclb-talks/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 06:47:14 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=56713 U.S. Senator Al Franken's staff will be in St. Cloud today (Wednesday) talking about planned changes to the "No Child Left Behind" law.

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]]> http://wjon.com/frankens-staff-in-town-for-nclb-talks/feed/ 0 Getty Images Minnesota Seeks Waiver to Federal Education Law http://wjon.com/minnesota-seeks-waiver-to-federal-education-law/ http://wjon.com/minnesota-seeks-waiver-to-federal-education-law/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:42:39 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=51095 The Minnesota Department of Education is among the first group of states to apply for a waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind education law.

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]]> http://wjon.com/minnesota-seeks-waiver-to-federal-education-law/feed/ 0 iStockphoto Minnesota Plans to Seek Waiver to Education Law http://wjon.com/minnesota-plans-to-seek-waiver-to-education-law/ http://wjon.com/minnesota-plans-to-seek-waiver-to-education-law/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:13:22 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=50986 The Minnesota Department of Education intends to be among the first group of states to apply for a waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind education law.

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]]> http://wjon.com/minnesota-plans-to-seek-waiver-to-education-law/feed/ 0 iStockphoto 47 Percent of Minnesota Schools Fail Under NCLB http://wjon.com/47-percent-of-minnesota-schools-fail-under-nclb/ http://wjon.com/47-percent-of-minnesota-schools-fail-under-nclb/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:26:06 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=38294 Nearly half of Minnesota schools didn't make the grade under the federal No Child Left Behind law in 2011. The Minnesota Department of Education on Friday released its lists of schools that failed to make what the law calls "Adequate Yearly Progress" toward having all students proficient in reading and math by 2014.

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]]> http://wjon.com/47-percent-of-minnesota-schools-fail-under-nclb/feed/ 0 iStockphoto Minnesota Schools Leader Attends NCLB Law Rollback http://wjon.com/minnesota-schools-leader-attends-nclb-law-rollback/ http://wjon.com/minnesota-schools-leader-attends-nclb-law-rollback/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:10:51 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=36012 President Barack Obama is set to announce the details of his plan to roll back parts of the No Child Left Behind law, and Minnesota Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius will be there.

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]]> http://wjon.com/minnesota-schools-leader-attends-nclb-law-rollback/feed/ 0 iStockphoto Kline Bill Would Cut Strings On Spending Education Money http://wjon.com/kline-bill-would-cut-strings-on-spending-education-money/ http://wjon.com/kline-bill-would-cut-strings-on-spending-education-money/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 13:43:04 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=21197 The chairman of the U.S. House education committee is proposing to cut some strings that come with federal education money, but his new bill drew quick criticism from the U.S. Department of Education. State Representaitve John Kline of Minnesota, introduced the "State and Local Funding Flexibility Act" on Thursday.

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]]> http://wjon.com/kline-bill-would-cut-strings-on-spending-education-money/feed/ 0 Getty Images Education Commissioner Responds To Questions About Waiver Plan http://wjon.com/education-commissioner-responds-to-questions-about-waiver-plan/ http://wjon.com/education-commissioner-responds-to-questions-about-waiver-plan/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:37:55 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=21101 In response to questions from a Minnesota congressman, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan says he has the legal authority to grant waivers to the requirements of the No Child Left Behind education law.

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]]> http://wjon.com/education-commissioner-responds-to-questions-about-waiver-plan/feed/ 0 Getty Images Minnesota May Ask For No Child Left Behind Waivers http://wjon.com/minnesota-may-ask-for-no-child-left-behind-waivers/ http://wjon.com/minnesota-may-ask-for-no-child-left-behind-waivers/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 21:28:36 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=18088 More Minnesota schools may get a pass on some mandates of the No Child Left Behind law. U.S. Education Sec. Arne Duncan says he will give schools some relief from some federal requirements because he says Congress isn't moving fast enough on an overhaul of the law.

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]]> http://wjon.com/minnesota-may-ask-for-no-child-left-behind-waivers/feed/ 0 Getty Images Education Secretary Calls For Urgency On 'No Child' Fix http://wjon.com/education-secretary-calls-for-urgency-on-no-child-fix/ http://wjon.com/education-secretary-calls-for-urgency-on-no-child-fix/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 21:26:25 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=16862 U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is in Minnesota calling on Congress to move faster on an overhaul of the nation's most important K-12 law. The nine-year-old No Child Left Behind law has been widely criticized for branding schools as failures even as they make progress and discouraging high academic standards.

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