And then there were 35? Maybe?

Texas wants in on the NCLB waivers, but, being Texas:

Texas is not applying for the formal waiver that the department has spelled out, but as is the Texas way, wants to create its own waiver proposal. "This allows us to define the waiver request without agreeing to the strings that were attached to the NCLB waiver," Texas Education Agency spokeswoman Debbie Ratcliffe told me. (This is the route California wants to take, too.)

Good luck, guys, but Secretary Duncan means his flexibility, not yours.