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Elizabeth Warren: “Given the long history of State and local decisions shortchanging vulnerable students, the Department cannot shirk from…”

On the recordApril 11, 2016
Given the long history of State and local decisions shortchanging vulnerable students, the Department cannot shirk from its responsibility, regulatory and enforcement responsibility, to ensure that the implementation of ESSA eliminates, not perpetuates, persistent inequities in our Nation's public education system.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren emphasizes the Department's duty to enforce educational equity under the new law.

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