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Rogers Statement on the Every Student Succeeds Act

Statement

Date: Dec. 2, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: K-12 Education Federal, State and Local Relations

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement today after the House passed Conference Report S. 1177, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

Rogers opposed the legislation because it does not shrink the size and scope of the Federal government's involvement in primary and secondary education. ESSA allows the Federal government to interfere with our local educators using testing requirements, mandating approval of state plans and allowing bureaucratic coercion to influence how and what our children will be taught.

"An education is the most valuable gift a child can receive, but placing mandates and regulations as a national one-size-fits-all approach, just does not work. Parents, teachers and local officials in East Alabama should be able to determine the best way to approach the learning process and learning pace. The Federal government has no business in the primary and secondary education system and I am disappointed the legislation passed the House of Representatives today," Rogers said.


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