Elementary and Secondary Education Flexibility Initiatives Do Not Address Districts Key Concerns About Federal Requirements

As dissatisfaction with America's educational system has grown, efforts to implement broad, systematic education reform have accelerated. Some experts & local administrators have advocated loosening federal requirements that are thought to potentially impede new or innovative instructional requirements. This report presents information on (1) the major federal requirements that affect school districts, (2) the issues that school districts face in implementing these requirements, & (3) the impact of the U.S. Dept. of Education's flexibility initiatives on school districts' ability to address these implementation issues.Joyner, Carlotta C. is the author of 'Elementary and Secondary Education Flexibility Initiatives Do Not Address Districts Key Concerns About Federal Requirements' with ISBN 9780788185465 and ISBN 0788185462.