State and Local Education Flexibility Act of 2005

The State and Local Education Flexibility Act of 2005 (H.R. 1177) proposed to give states and school districts more autonomy in how they met the federal requirements established by the No Child Left Behind Act. The bill would have allowed schools to modify academic standards for students with disabilities and adjust how the performance of students with limited English proficiency was measured. Additionally, it sought to provide rural areas and special education programs with more flexibility in meeting teacher qualification requirements and allowed for the use of locally developed academic assessments.