Update: TUDA Participation* Should Be A Waiver Prerequisite

#nclbwaivers     Last week I told you that there were 18 districts that were big enough to participate in the NAEP TUDA program if Congress allocated funding for an expansion (and the districts agreed or could be shamed into participating).  Well here's the list of districts that meet the size requirements:   

Clark County School District    NV
Hillsborough County School District     FL
Dallas ISD      TX
Duval County School District    FL
Memphis City School District    TN
Long Beach Unified      CA
Albuquerque Public Schools      NM
Fort Worth ISD  TX
Mesa Unified District   AZ
Denver County 1 CO
Nashville-Davidson County SD    TN
Santa Ana Unified       CA
El Paso ISD     TX
Tucson Unified District AZ
Columbus Public Schools OH
Arlington ISD   TX
San Antonio ISD TX
San Francisco Unified   CA

There are already 21 districts involved in TUDA -- adding these would bring the total to 39 districts and would give the public and policymakers a much better sense of how big districts are doing in comparison to other, similar systems.  Is it too late to make this an NCLB waiver requirement?  

*Correction:  Three of the 18 districts -- Hillsborough County, Albuquerque, and Dallas -- joined in 2011.  That leaves 15 districts who are eligible to participate but don't.  

Comments

[James]

Hillsborough and ABQ participated last year.

[James]

As did Dallas.

[Alexander Russo]

thanks, james -- that's correct. apologies for the error. three of the 18 were added in 2011, according to NAGB. fifteen remain.