Feature Story

March 25, 2008

New Pilot to Help Schools Most in Need of Intervention and Reform

From Education Newsfeed:

Deputy Secretary of Education Raymond Simon today in Indianapolis praised the hard work of students and educators in raising state test scores and meeting Adequate Yearly Progress under No Child Left Behind.

He also discussed the Differentiated Accountability Program pilot, which will allow states--after meeting four specific eligibility requirements--to design a more nuanced system to distinguish between schools in need of dramatic intervention and those that are closer to meeting goals.

The new pilot will assist states by helping target resources and interventions to those schools most in need of intensive interventions and significant reform.

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