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Bipartisanship on K-12 is the name of the game, for now
- 01-26-2011
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Blog by Alyson Klein/Education Week
Nearly all the folks I spoke to after the State of the Union (including ESEA VIP Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn.) were on message that the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act can be a chance for both parties to come together. And there were other signs that lawmakers want to send a message that education is something they can all work together on. Moments after the speech, Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, the chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, introduced a joint statement with Sen. Mike Enzi, the top Republican on the panel, saying basically, yes, we want to collaborate on K-12 and make it a priority. The content wasn't unusual, but as far as I can remember, this is the first time the two of them have put out a joint reaction to something related to ESEA. (more...)
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