Maryland State Board of Education

6-6-12: Leaving No Child Left Behind...Behind

Chairs, these are chairs.

Maryland is one of 19 states that no longer has to abide by the strictest parts of the federal No Child Left Behind law. The Obama administration granted the state a waiver last week, excusing it from the law’s requirement that all students be proficient in reading and math by 2014—or risk financial sanctions.

Sheilah asks Mary Gable what the state is keeping from No Child Left Behind.