Sweeping waiver proposals are on the horizon in Iowa, Indiana, and Oklahoma—and they could fundamentally change how we track whether all students are being served. When states ask for flexibility, it sounds reasonable. But what happens when that flexibility means losing critical data and dismantling the safeguards designed to ensure transparency and accountability? In this episode, we sit down with returning guest, Anne Hyslop, Director of Policy Development at All4Ed, and Nicholas Munyan-Penney, Assistant Director of P-12 Policy at EdTrust, to unpack what's at stake. What are these states asking to be excused from? What information could we lose? And most importantly, which students are most at risk when oversight disappears? Join us for a clear-eyed look at the trade-offs we're making in the name of flexibility—and what it means for the students who need protection most.
Sweeping waiver proposals are on the horizon in Iowa, Indiana, and Oklahoma—and they could fundamentally change how we track whether all students are being served. When states ask for flexibility, it sounds reasonable. But what happens when that flexibility means losing critical data and dismantling the safeguards designed to ensure transparency and accountability?
In this episode, we sit down with returning guest, Anne Hyslop, Director of Policy Development at All4Ed, and Nicholas Munyan-Penney, Assistant Director of P-12 Policy at EdTrust, to unpack what's at stake. What are these states asking to be excused from? What information could we lose? And most importantly, which students are most at risk when oversight disappears?
Join us for a clear-eyed look at the trade-offs we're making in the name of flexibility—and what it means for the students who need protection most.
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