OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Washington schools are leaving behind the "No Child Left Behind" law.

Our state joins what is now a majority of states that are exempt from the Federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

President Obama granted the waiver on Friday.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn says the law requiring all students to pass tests in reading and math just doesn't add up...



Dorn says congress has been unable to agree on a replacement to "No Child Left Behind," so the Obama administration is stepping in and granting waivers.

He says students will still have to take assessment tests.

The state has agreed to adopt a new evaluation system for schools, and show proof of improving test scores among students in currently low-performing ethnic or economic groups.