Georgia requests that it be allowed to include science, social studies and foreign languages — rather than just math and reading.
In documents obtained by The Associated Press on Monday, the state requests that it be allowed to include science, social studies and foreign languages — rather than just math and reading — in its calculation of which schools pass muster. Georgia also wants to stop rating schools as simply passing or failing by using a five-star system and colored flags to indicate whether a school is making gains.
Georgia was among the first states to file a waiver Monday. Education Secretary Arne Duncan offered the waivers as Congress continues to debate how to overhaul the law, which passed in 2002 and has been due for a rewrite since 2007.
