USA Today – Mary Troyan
“WASHINGTON — States would set and enforce their own K-12 academic standards under a massive, bipartisan rewrite of education policy that cleared a crucial vote Thursday. The legislation would produce the most significant changes to elementary and secondary education since President George W. Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act into law in 2001, giving the federal government significant power over school reforms. Thursday’s 39-1 conference committee vote approving an outline of the rewrite sets up final votes in the House and Senate early next month. The lone “no” vote came from presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.”(more)