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Congress Makes a Bad Education Law Worse

By Ben Boychuk
Thursday, July 09 2015

If ever there were a moment to build a popular consensus against federal meddling in education, this is it.

The House of Representatives on Wednesday narrowly passed HR 5 reauthorizing No Child Left Behind, the contentious education law that made federal aid contingent upon higher standards and test scores. The vote was 218-213. Also known as the “Student Success Act,” HR 5 by Representative John Kline, R-Minn., purportedly gives local school districts and states more control over assessing teacher and student performance. It also underscores the longstanding…

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