No Calculators? NCLB Now Limits Testing Accommodations

This article from the East Valley Tribune was published almost a month ago, and just came up in my Google alert this morning.

Testing rules hamper special ed planners - September 23, 2007

My first reaction was one of disbelief, so I emailed Lois Healey, Director of Special Education for the Scottsdale School district, asking if it was indeed true.  She responded that unfortunately the rule change (disallowing accommodation during district and state testing) was true and that Tom Horne has filed an appeal with the Federal Government, but that there’s no knowing how long it will take to get a response.