S.C.R. No. 1 Summary

• Urges the President and Congress to amend the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 to increase flexibility and provide full funding at authorized levels.

• Identifies concerns that NCLB's 100% student proficiency mandate by 2013-2014 and subgroup accountability standards are unrealistic and will wrongly label successful schools as failing.

• Notes that larger, more diverse schools face greater difficulty meeting federal standards because they must satisfy more performance targets than smaller, homogeneous schools.

• Cites a 2004 analysis projecting Ohio's compliance costs to reach $1.447 billion annually in fiscal year 2010, covering staff development, certifications, school improvements, and mandatory restructuring expenses.

• Requests amendments to adopt more flexible requirements for special education and English language learner students, and more equitable requirements across schools and districts.