Senators announce agreement to update education law

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

WASHINGTON -- School children would still take annual standardized tests, but states would have more control in how the results are used to scrutinize schools under a bipartisan plan to update the No Child Left Behind education law announced Tuesday by two key senators.

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