On Tuesday, August 6, 2013, eight of the districts which comprise CORE (California Office to Reform Education) were informed that the U.S. Department of Education had approved their waiver from certain provisions of the NCLB Act. The granting of the one-year waiver means that the CORE districts, LAUSD, Long Beach, Santa Ana, San Francisco, Oakland, Fresno, Sacramento City and Sanger, will have more flexibility in their spending of more than $150 million in Title I funds and no longer have to