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Rand Paul: “I was never a big fan of No Child Left Behind. I thought it federalized too much, took away too much power from the…”

On the recordJuly 13, 2016
I was never a big fan of No Child Left Behind. I thought it federalized too much, took away too much power from the States, the teachers, the parents, everybody.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

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Critiques No Child Left Behind for reducing local control in education.

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