If ever a situation cried out for a relaxation of federal mandates, it was the onslaught of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The disaster killed at least 1,800 people, caused $81 billion in property damage and displaced thousands of students throughout…
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The SNS Debate, Part Deux: Compliance vs. Kids
March 25, 2011 – 11:09 am
We know that Title I’s longstanding supplement-not-supplant (SNS) provision is good for auditors, monitors, lawyers, accountants and a bevy of mid-level bureaucrats. But is it good for kids? That was the question posed during a recent panel discussion devoted to…
SNS: Ready for Prime Time
March 24, 2011 – 1:45 pm
When it comes to “supplanting,” the problem is that states and districts are required to apply a test akin to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart’s famous comment about pornography: “I know it when I see it.” So says attorney…