From Deseret News archives:
Utah schools chief, ed secretary meet
"I feel comfortable about having met a chief goal of the meeting today, which was to build a relationship and come to an understanding of one another and an opportunity to begin building the bridge rather than feeling like we're at odds all the time," Harrington said. "I think it's the first place we have to start when we want to build communication and work toward a win-win."
U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings characterized the meeting as productive and "is very pleased with what Superintendent Harrington had to say," reported Susan Aspey, U.S. Department of Education press secretary.
No Child Left Behind aims to have all students, regardless of race, income level or disability, do well in reading and math by 2014. Schools missing the mark are reported as such. Chronically low-performing, low-income schools receiving Title I federal funds face sanctions ultimately, having the state take over.
The law is intended to close achievement gaps by holding schools accountable for each group's performance.
But the all-or-nothing approach offends Utah's state school brass and legislative leaders. They have received national headlines for challenging the law's reach as federal intrusion on state rights to public education.
Last April, Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. signed into law a bill prioritizing Utah's educational goals ahead of federal goals and devoting resources accordingly.
That put Utah among 47 states "in some stage of rebellion against NCLB," including seeking waivers, considering lawsuits and, as some Illinois school districts have done, forgoing federal money, NCLBgrassroots.org reported last August.
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