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Bob Schaffer: “The White House has also fought us on this notion of expanding Ed-Flex to all of the 50 States. There were 12 States…”

On the recordOctober 11, 2000
The White House has also fought us on this notion of expanding Ed-Flex to all of the 50 States. There were 12 States that piloted this flexibility act where some achieved great things. The State of Texas as we mentioned has raised dramatically achievement for minority students, for black students and Hispanic students. In fact, the rate of improvement for school children in those categories was far higher than anywhere else around the country. And that is dramatic testimony to the power of flexibility and choice by governors. We wanted to expand that same kind of liberty to all 50 States. We have received opposition from the White House from the moment we started talking about flexibility for all.
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Discussing the expansion of Ed-Flex and its impact on student achievement during a floor speech.

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