{"id":4440,"date":"2012-01-24T10:50:06","date_gmt":"2012-01-24T15:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/?p=4440"},"modified":"2012-01-24T10:50:06","modified_gmt":"2012-01-24T15:50:06","slug":"what-obamas-no-child-waivers-say-about-the-state-of-the-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/2012\/01\/24\/what-obamas-no-child-waivers-say-about-the-state-of-the-union\/","title":{"rendered":"What Obama’s ‘No Child’ Waivers Say About The State Of The Union"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in September, rolling out a plan to waive key provisions of No Child Left Behind for states that apply.<\/p><\/div>\n

Note: This post was written by StateImpact Indiana<\/a> reporter Kyle Stokes.<\/em><\/p>\n

When President Obama announced a plan in September to allow states to apply for waivers<\/a> from key requirements of the No Child Left Behind<\/a> law, he took a shot at Congress.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019ve urged Congress for a while now \u2014 let\u2019s get a bipartisan effort, let\u2019s fix it [NCLB]. Congress hasn\u2019t been able to do it, so I will,” the President said.<\/p>\n

It’s a line President Obama could easily use in a re-election campaign<\/a> should he choose to run based on what lawmakers didn’t do during his tenure.<\/p>\n

If he does go down that path, the administration’s waiver plan \u2014 in the face of Congress’ stalled re-writes<\/a> of the unpopular<\/a> No Child Left Behind law \u2014 would be a logical talking point for the President’s election-year State of the Union address<\/a> Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

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