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Alfonse D'Amato: “Let me simply say that the objective of these reforms is to put our children first, to promote excellence in education…”

On the recordApril 21, 1998
Let me simply say that the objective of these reforms is to put our children first, to promote excellence in education, to reward the truly outstanding teachers who create magic in the classroom, give them merit pay, and see to it that we have a level of competence in terms of teaching what our children require. Mr. President, let me say that we do not mandate that States and local districts come into this with the funds that will be provided for merit pay and teacher testing.
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Alfonse D'Amato
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Discussing education reforms and merit pay for teachers.

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