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Chris Murphy: “We need to remember what was happening before NCLB was put into effect. The reality was that the act is named what it's…”

On the recordFebruary 2, 2015
We need to remember what was happening before NCLB was put into effect. The reality was that the act is named what it's named because there was a whole cohort of kids, millions of them, who were being left behind.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Senator Murphy highlights the issues faced by students before the No Child Left Behind Act.

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