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Public schools in Hawaii will be under full scrutiny from requirements from the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The US Department of Education gave states until last week Friday to apply for a more flexible way of helping failing schools by targeting money for reforms at campuses with the most needs. Hawaii's Department of Education failed to the meet the deadline. The program, aimed at diverting funds to poorer performing schools, is referred to as the differentiated accountability program.

Hawaii, however, failed to meet the requirements of the program because the state lacks grade-specific tests for students who have severe cognitive challenges. As the current situation stands, the Hawaii tests are administered for groups of grades instead of each separate grade.

Under the No Child Left Behind Act, children are required to pass standardized tests and be able to read and do math problems at their grade level. The goal must be met by 2014, or the state will lose federal funding. After last year's test, 184 island schools, or 65 percent, were found to be on track to reach that goal, but 98 flunked. Failure to meet benchmarks triggers sanctions and can lead to a wholesale school restructuring which entails intervention by outside educational firms at state expense.