According to an article in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Pennsylvania Education Secretary Ron Tomalis is considering whether his department should file for a waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind legislation that in its current form calls for all students to test proficient in math and reading on annual achievement exams by 2014. If Pennsylvania does not apply and receive approval for a waiver, the state will be held to the current requirements of the NCLB, which calls for 100 percent proficiency by 2014. Statewide, in 2011, 94 percent of the 500 districts made progress targets, but only 46.9 percent made it based on student performance. Click here to read the Pittsburgh Post Gazette article.

Source: myPLS, The Eye Opener, June 4, 2012.