RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – Just over two-thirds of Virginia’s public schools meet new guidelines that replace the No Child Left Behind Act testing standards.
The state was granted a waiver in June so that it could create its own guidelines to close the gap between low and high-performing schools.
As a result, 485 schools statewide were given new plans to raise achievement levels for economically disadvantaged students and students with disabilities.
Thirty-two percent of public schools do not meet the new standards for reading, math and graduation.
