Blog Federalizing Education by Waiver? Share This Post Education / Government Federalizing Education by Waiver? By redkudzu_admin on August 22nd 2014 No Comments / 181 views Derek W. Black University of South Carolina – School of Law August 22, 2014 Vanderbilt Law Review, Forthcoming Abstract: In the fall of 2012, the United States Secretary of Education told states he would use his statutory power to waive violations of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), but only on the condition that they adopt his new education policies — policies that had already failed in Congress. Most states had no real choice but to agree because eighty percent of their schools were faced with statutory sanctions and fund termination. As a result, the Secretary was effectively able to federalize two core aspects of public education over the next year. For the first time, school curriculum and the terms of teacher evaluation and retention came under the influence and control of the federal government. Read more.. Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Login with: Continue with Facebook Continue with Google Continue with Twitter NCLB Share This Post redkudzu_admin The goal of this site is to give information. Whether from national sites or locally in Georgia. Related Articles #STOPHR5: TWITTER RALLY TO STOP NCLB RE-DO FROM CEMENTING COMMON CORE IN PLACE February 26th 2015