Few students switching schools under “No Child” law

  This fall, about 170 Northern Virginia children left elementary schools that fell short of academic goals for schools with better math and reading test scores. Most of their classmates stayed put. The students who transferred exercised an option under the federal No Child Left Behind law: Children in schools that struggle year after year can move to better-performing schools. But Northern Virginia’s experience mirrors the regional and national picture five years after the law took effect. Only about 1.2 percent of 5.4 million eligible children nationwide are taking advantage of the federal offer. Read more of this article from The Washington Post.