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Virginia wins relief from No Child Left Behind

By Washington Examiner
Published June 30, 2012 4:00am ET
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Virginia wins relief from No Child Left Behind
Northern Virginia schools will base 40 percent of their teacher evaluations on students' academic achievement as the U.S. Department of Education under a waiver Virginia has received from the federal No Child Left Behind Act. (AP file)

Teacher evaluations to be based heavily on student achievement

Northern Virginia schools officially will base 40 percent of their teacher evaluations on students’ academic achievement as the U.S. Department of Education approved Virginia’s waiver for relief from the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

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