September 30, 2013 Honorable Michael L. Williams Commissioner of Education Texas Education Agency 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701 Dear Commissioner Williams: I am pleased to approve Texas’ request for ESEA flexibility, subject to Texas’ meeting the condition described below. I congratulate you on submitting a request that demonstrates Texas’ commitment to improving academic […]
September 19, 2014 The Honorable Michael L. Williams Commissioner Texas Education Agency 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701 Dear Commissioner Williams: This letter is a response to Texas’ July 22, 2014 request for a one-year extension of flexibility under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA flexibility), so that Texas […]
Date: March 7, 2013 The Honorable Michael L. Williams Commissioner Texas Education Agency 1701 Congress Avenue Austin, Texas 78701 Dear Commissioner Williams: On February 28, 2013, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) submitted a request for waivers in response to the U.S. Department of Education’s (Department’s) September 23, 2011, document titled ESEA Flexibility, which invited each […]
Date: July 24, 2013 The Honorable Kevin Huffman Commissioner of Education State Department of Education Andrew Johnson Tower, 6th Floor 710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243 Dear Commissioner Huffman: I am writing in response to the Tennessee Department of Education’s (TDOE) request to amend its approved ESEA flexibility request. The changes TDOE has proposed, […]
July 17, 2014 The Honorable Kevin Huffman Commissioner of Education State Department of Education 6th Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower 710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243 Dear Commissioner Huffman: I am writing regarding the Tennessee Department of Education’s (TDOE) decision to not administer in the 2014–2015 school year the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for […]
Date: August 31, 2012 Honorable Kevin Huffman Commissioner of Education Tennessee State Department of Education 6th Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower 710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243-0375 Dear Commissioner Huffman: I am writing in response to the Tennessee Department of Education’s (TDOE’s) request to amend its approved ESEA flexibility request by revising its annual measurable […]
February 9, 2012 Honorable Kevin Huffman Commissioner of Education State Department of Education 6th Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower 710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243-0375 Dear Commissioner Huffman: I am pleased to approve Tennessee’s request for ESEA flexibility. I congratulate you on submitting a request that demonstrates Tennessee’s commitment to improving academic achievement and […]
May 1, 2013 The Honorable Melody Schopp Secretary of Education South Dakota Department of Education 800 Governors Drive Pierre, SD 57501 Dear Secretary Schopp: This letter regards the status of South Dakota’s approval for ESEA flexibility and supersedes a previous letter you received regarding the status of South Dakota’s approval for ESEA flexibility. Currently, South […]
January 30, 2014 The Honorable Melody Schopp Secretary of Education South Dakota Department of Education 800 Governors Drive Pierre, SD 57501-2294 Dear Secretary Schopp: I am writing in response to the South Dakota Department of Education’s (SDDE) request to waive certain statutory and regulatory requirements of Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary […]
June 12, 2013 The Honorable Melody Schopp Secretary of Education South Dakota Department of Education 800 Governors Drive Pierre, SD 57501 Dear Secretary Schopp: I am writing in response to the South Dakota Department of Education’s (SDDOE) request to amend its approved ESEA flexibility request. Following discussions between the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and […]