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On the recordMay 19, 2009
I have introduced legislation, the Every Student Counts Act, to address the dropout crisis that hasn't been fixed under the No Child Left Behind model.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

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Joe Courtney discusses his legislation aimed at improving graduation rates.

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