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Missouri will get No Child Left Behind waiver

House Committee on Education and the Workforce

Missouri is among five additional states being granted waivers from the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law. A total of twenty-four states now have been approved for waivers, allowing flexibility in implementing the controversial law.

Democrats and Republicans in Congress agree the law needs to be fixed but can't agree on how. The law requires all students be proficient in math and reading by 2014, a goal the nation remains far from reaching. As that deadline approaches, an increasing number of schools have been labeled "failing."

The waivers allow states to develop their own accountability plans, focusing on preparing students for college and improving teacher effectiveness and school performance.

An Obama administration official said Arkansas, Missouri, South Dakota, Utah and Virginia will be granted relief from key requirements of the law.  An official announcement is expected later today.

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