LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A new Nebraska school accountability and improvement system will be taking a test run this summer before it is implemented in December.
Nebraska Education Commissioner Matt Blomstedt briefed Nebraska State Board of Education members on Thursday about plans for the Accountability for a Quality Education System, Today and Tomorrow. Blomstedt told the board that, "We are taking responsibility for the quality of schools across the state."
But he says that until the state receives its requested waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind system, Nebraska schools will have to comply with state and federal accountability systems.
The Lincoln Journal Star reports that the new system will classify schools at one of four levels, from "excellent" to "needs improvement," and tailor improvement plans for low-performing schools.
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Information from: Lincoln Journal Star, http://www.journalstar.com
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