Education

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In this Feb. 10, 2013, photo, Kelly Guarna's 5-year-old daughter Madison pose for a portrait in Mount Carmel, Pa. The kindergartener was suspended from school for making a "terroristic threat" last month after her mother said she talked about shooting a Hello Kitty bubble gun. (AP Photo/Jimmy May)

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President Obama presents a 2012 Citizens Medal to Donna and Carlos Soto, the parents of slain Sandy Hook Elementary School teacher Victoria Soto, on Feb. 15, 2013, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House. (Associated Press)

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Parent Christy Gorst reacts while reading on her phone a news account detailing the plot by fifth-graders to kill classmates at Fort Colville Elementary School last week, Wednesday night, Feb. 13, 2013, during Colville Schools' Security Forum in Colville, Wash. (AP Photo/The Spokesman-Review, Colin Mulvany)

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** FILE ** In this Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, photo, Sullivan High School principal David Springer poses in the school in Sullivan, Ind. Students and staff at the high school are trying to distance themselves from the media frenzy over one local group's plea for a "traditional" prom that would ban gay teens. (AP Photo/Pam Engel)

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President Obama gestures during a speech on education on Feb. 14, 2013, at the Decatur Community Recreation Center in Decatur, Ga. The president is traveling to promote his economic and educational plan that he highlighted in his State of the Union address. (Associated Press)

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President Obama speaks about education on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, at the Decatur Community Recreation Center in Decatur, Ga. The president is traveling to promote the economic and educational plan he highlighted in his State of the Union address on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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The president needs these for his State of the Union address. (Illustration by Dana Summers for the Orlando Sentinel)

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"My understanding is that the waivers [for No Child Left Behind] become obsolete" if new federal education reforms go into effect, Education Secretary Arne Duncan told a Senate panel Thursday. (Associated Press)