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- 02-01-2010
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National Journal
Although congressional action this year had seemed unlikely, the Obama administration has pushed hard in recent days for lawmakers to move forward on reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The president mentioned the issue in his State of the Union address and, he is proposing a significant funding increase for the reauthorization in his fiscal 2011 budget request. Duncan has been hammering the message that there's no time like the present to move forward. Behind the scenes, the secretary has been working with key members of Congress to cement bipartisan support. Can the administration generate the momentum for Congress to pass a reauthorization, even in an election year in which many other issues are crowding the agenda? (more...)
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