Virginia wins relief from No Child Left Behind

Published June 30, 2012 4:00am ET



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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