In addition to President George W. Bush鈥檚 and Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings鈥 , the Bush administration has released a series of policy announcements on the 7th anniversary of NCLB.
鈥 the growth models of Colorado, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Texas. Now, 15 states are using the growth models.
鈥Spellings has added Arkansas, Louisiana, and New York to the differentiated accountability pilot program. That brings the total number of states to nine. (No link available yet.)
鈥every state an update on where they stand on the 鈥渃ornerstones鈥 of NCLB: Testing, accountability, AYP reporting, flexibility, and other issues. (Think of it as a 7th birthday present for every state chief.) It also includes specifying where every state stands on these issues.