NEW MEXICO GETS A FOUR YEAR EXTENSION ON ITS WAIVER FOR “NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND” THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GRANTED THE WAIVER TO FIVE STATES TUESDAY. OTHER STATES WILL HAVE TO UNDERGO A LONGER PROCESS FOR EXTENSIONS LASTING UP TO THREE YEARS. THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SAYS THIS WILL ALLOW FOR MORE REFORMS.
THE OTHER STATES GETTING A FAST-TRACKED WAIVER EXTENSION WERE VIRGINIA, MINNESOTA, NORTH CAROLINA AND KENTUCKY.
