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Pat Roberts: I call it the end of the 'Mother, May I' era, an era when Governors and chief State school officers had to come to…

On the recordJune 28, 2016
I call it the end of the 'Mother, May I' era, an era when Governors and chief State school officers had to come to Washington to get permission.
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Pat Roberts
Republican · Kansas

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Announcement of changes restoring state control over education.

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