Illinois uses NCLB test loophole

 More than 13 percent of the math and reading tests taken by Illinois students last year were not counted under the No Child Left Behind law, more than three times the percentage exempted the previous year. Low-income and minority students, whom the law was designed to help, were the most likely to see their scores negated. Under No Child Left Behind, schools are judged only on the scores of students enrolled for a “full academic year.” Each state is allowed to determine what constitutes a full year. By changing the start date for the enrollment year, 53 Illinois schools escaped being placed on the failing school list. Read more of this article from the Chicago Tribune.