Kansas has released its plan for seeking a waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind education law.

Currently, the law requires schools to meet annual targets as they work toward having 100% of students fare well on state tests by 2014. Struggling schools must take corrective steps. After congressional efforts to change the law failed, President Barack Obama told states last fall they could seek a waiver. A vast majority of states plan to do so.

Under the Kansas waiver, schools could show progress in three ways. One way is to show they are closing the gap between their lowest-performing and highest-performing students.

The state is seeking public input and will submit the plan to federal officials Feb. 21.