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Friday, March 4, 2011

School district opts out of NCLB testing

The McPherson School District in McPherson, Kansas, is making history for being the first district in the country to opt out of assessment testing under No Child Left Behind. The district has come up with an alternative form of testing, which officials say raises the bar.

McPherson school officials are riding high after becoming the first district in the country to receive a waiver from required testing under the No Child Left Behind Act. The U.S. Department of Education approved the move after McPherson schools presented their alternate testing plan called "C3 – Citizenship, College and Career Readiness." To learn more, read the full article in the local section of the KSN website.

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