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Corker Statement on Senate Passage of the Every Child Achieves Act

Statement

Date: July 16, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: K-12 Education

U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) released the following statement today regarding Senate passage of the Every Child Achieves Act, a bipartisan education reform bill authored by Senators Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) to fix flaws in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, commonly known as No Child Left Behind. The bill passed the Senate by a vote of 81 to 17.

"I have long believed that decisions regarding student achievement should be made at the state and local level, not in Washington, and I am pleased this legislation provides Tennesseans the flexibility to determine what is best for our students," said Corker. "I applaud Senator Alexander for his outstanding work on this important legislation and thank him for all he does to make a difference for the citizens of Tennessee."


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