No Child Left Behind controversy

0 Comments | Deseret News (Salt Lake City), Jan 11, 2008

-- At least two Utah school districts -- Davis and Granite -- averaged test scores over three years to let 32 schools pass NCLB standards. Averaging is not allowed in Utah's blueprint for meeting NCLB standards.

-- The U.S. Department of Education said Utah schools must stop averaging test scores to meet NCLB standards.

-- The State Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday to inform school districts they can't use averaging.

-- The board will petition the U.S. Department of Education to put non-uniform averaging in its 2008 NCLB workbook (the rules schools here will use to meet NCLB standards).