Isakson Praises Senate Passage Of Every Child Achieves Act

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U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., today praised the overwhelming Senate bipartisan passage of sweeping education reforms that end the federal government's micromanagement of schools and curriculum standards and put education decisions back in the hands of parents, teachers, and state and local governments.

"The Every Child Achieves Act reopens the door for local control," said Isakson. "It takes the bonds off of public education and removes the Washington weight that is dragging it down. The Every Child Achieves Act will do exactly what I have been working toward for many years, and that is to put education progress and decisions back in the hands of parents, teachers, and state and local governments. The amendment I sponsored and that passed unanimously on Wednesday to ensure that parents have the information needed to make decisions on their child's education including their rights to opt their children out of mandated testing, was just one of many positive reforms included in this important legislation."

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