Senate Bill 2, which extends the application period from three weeks to three months, has passed the Legislature and will become law when signed by the governor and published by the secretary of state. Upon enactment, the open enrollment application period will be from Feb. 6 to April 30.
The Department of Public Instruction has posted its draft waiver request for flexibility related to several provisions of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (also known as No Child Left Behind, NCLB). The agency invites public comment through a survey, until February 6. After this two-week comment period, the agency will revise the waiver request and submit it to the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) by February 21.
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In The School Principal as Leader, The Wallace Foundation mines its decade of research and projects in school leadership to describe five key practices of principals who focus on improving teaching and learning.