Published November 20, 2014
The Education Department says more than half of all states have applied by this week's new deadline to be freed from the strenuous requirements of the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law.
The Obama administration is allowing states that agree to improve how they prepare and evaluate students to get a waiver around the law.
Earlier this month, 11 states that applied for a waiver under an earlier deadline were given waivers.
Twenty-six states and the District of Columbia submitted an application for the latest round.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/26-states-seek-relief-from-education-law