WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Thursday will free 10 states from the strict and sweeping requirements of the No Child Left Behind law, giving leeway to states that promise to improve how they prepare and

The Obama Administration will announce later today that it is awarding No Child Left Behind (NCLB) waivers to 10 states.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Thursday will free 10 states from the strict and sweeping requirements of the No Child Left Behind law, giving leeway to states that promise to improve how they prepare and

President Barack Obama, accompanied by Education Secretary Arne Duncan, speaks Thursday in the East Room of the White House in Washington about No Child Left Behind. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais | The Associated Press) By Merissa Green BARTOW | Polk

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Thursday will free 10 states from the strict and sweeping requirements of the No Child Left Behind law, giving leeway to states that promise to improve how they prepare and