relief as provided for in said section, including the award of compensatory money damages.  Any aggrieved person or persons who prevail in an action authorized by this section shall be entitled to an award of the costs of the litigation and reasonable attorney's fees in an amount to be fixed by the court.
Section 11H provides in pertinent part:
Whenever any person or persons, whether or not acting under color of law, interfere by threats, intimidation or coercion, or attempt to interfere by threats, intimidation or coercion, with the exercise or enjoyment by any other person or persons of rights secured by the constitution or laws of the United States, or of rights secured by the constitution or laws of the commonwealth, the attorney general may bring a civilcome to an agreement with federal officials on the issue of reducing the number of students who are deemed "non-proficient." The state's application listed a goal of a 25 percent reduction over six years. The federal Education Department wanted state officials to change it to 50 percent.

"The further we progressed through the waiver process, the more we felt we were being asked to adopt another national, one-size-fits-all model of education," Baesler said at a Monday afternoon press conference.

North Dakota will continue to operate under the No Child Left Behind regulations, meaning more schools could be considered failing and fall under program improvement plans. Baesler said she will ask the state's congressional delegation to push Congress to change the law.

Officials with the North Dakota Council of Educational Leaders, the