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Senate moderates release NCLB overhaul plan
- 03-02-2011
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Blog by Alyson Klein/Education Week
A group of moderate Democratic senators released a set of principles this morning for revising the Elementary and Secondary Education Act that closely mirrors the Obama administration's own vision as outlined in a blueprint released almost a year ago. U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, of Colorado, the administration's Senate soulmate on K-12 issues, and Sen. Kay Hagan, of North Carolina, led the effort to craft the moderates' ESEA wish list. The statement, which was signed by 11 senators in all, represents a moderate marker on ESEA. It remains to be seen whether it will appeal to at least some moderate Republicans and liberal Democrats, whose support will be needed to get an ESEA reauthorization bill through the Senate (not to mention the more conservative U.S. House of Representatives). (more...)
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