New York Takes Action to Fix Federal NCLB Law

Changes/Waivers Requested

Action Type: Legislation

Description of Action: AB 8684 relates to chapter 101 of 2003 laws amending "No Child Left Behind Act", in relation to extending the act effectiveness.

Status of Action: 06/18/2007 passed House Committee

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Changes/Waivers Requested

Action Type: Official Action

Description of Action: "The federal Department of Education lifted a ban yesterday that had prevented New York City from providing federally financed tutoring to students in poor failing schools - a restriction that was in place because the city's schools had been found in need of academic improvement.

Under the education law known as No Child Left Behind, financially poor students at schools designated as failing for two years in a row are entitled to free tutoring financed with federal money that the schools receive to serve their needy student populations."
-New York Times, November 8, 2005

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