On Friday, State Superintendent of Education Mick Zais announced a period of public comment regarding the state’s intent to request flexibility from certain requirement of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), commonly called No Child Left Behind. Dr. Zais announced his intention to seek flexibility on October 10, 2011 in a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.
State Superintendent of Education Mick Zais said, “This opportunity for flexibility from certain federal requirements is long overdue.