U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings has announced a series of public meetings around the country to take comment on proposed changes to regulations for Title I under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
One of the four hearings will take place in Seattle on May 22. School directors are encouraged to attend.
Spellings announced the proposed administrative changes in late April. One of the key changes would require all states to use a single federal formula to track and report high school graduation rates. Other changes would require schools to notify parents of their right to transfer students out of failing schools two weeks before the start of each school year, and to explain more fully to parents the opportunities for federally financed tutoring that are available to students attending schools that are falling short of NCLB achievement targets.
Originally approved in 2001, the No Child Left Behind Act is currently up for reauthorization. Attempts to reauthorize the Act have stalled in Congress, however, prompting the Bush administration to seek revisions the through administrative rule-making.
The Seattle meeting will take place Thursday, May 22 at the W Hotel (1112 4th Avenue, Seattle). The session will be held
in the hotel’s Great Room 1 from
9 a.m. to 12 noon and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time (not Eastern time as
indicated in the Education Department release) .
According to the Education Department, those who wish to comment at the meeting should register by e-mailing
special.events@ed.gov at least one week in advance.
