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10 states to end "No Child Left Behind"
Updated: Thursday, 09 Feb 2012, 10:03 AM EST
Published : Thursday, 09 Feb 2012, 7:12 AM EST
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WIVB) - President Barack Obama will be releasing 10 states from the strict requirements of the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law.
The first 10 states to receive the waivers are Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oklahoma and Tennessee.
New Mexico is the only state that asked to drop the requirements but was denied.
The law requires all students to be proficient in reading and math by 2014. Obama's action strips away that requirement in exchange for a viable substitute plan.
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