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John Shadegg: “I want to conclude by saying that national testing is one of those ideas where the proponents believe that Washington…”

On the recordOctober 21, 1997
I want to conclude by saying that national testing is one of those ideas where the proponents believe that Washington knows best and I suggest they are wrong. Washington does not know best how to educate your children in your school or my children in my school. You can do it better. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to help us to reject the idea of national testing, which would give too much responsibility to Washington and take too much away from the parents and their child's teacher.
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John Shadegg
Arizona

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Opposing national testing during a House floor debate.

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