LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s education commissioner has advised the state to hold off on further action on its application for a waiver of some requirements of No Child Left Behind.

Seven months after applying for the waiver, the Nebraska Department of Education received a letter from the U.S. Department of Education, noting significant steps that have been made toward meeting the waiver’s requirements. The letter praised the state’s school accountability system and work to prepare students for college and careers.

Nebraska Education Commissioner Matt Blomstedt told the state’s education department Thursday that the best strategy is to wait for at least a couple of months.

Blomstedt says Nebraska needs to see whether Congress will reauthorize No Child Left Behind before putting any more work into the waiver application.