Political Quotes

“Mr. President, one of the most significant bipartisan accomplishments of the last Congress was the Every Student Succeeds Act, the long-overdue reauthorization of K-12 education law. The Every Student Succeeds Act returned more flexibility to States while ensuring accountability to ensure that every child gets a quality education. Today, however, the majority has brought before the Senate a measure that would take a step backward. This Congressional Review Act resolution would repeal Department of Education regulations that the Department put in place to give States and school districts clarity about their responsibilities under the law and guidance to ensure that students receive their guaranteed civil rights protections. The regulations resulted from of a year of stakeholder feedback. States are already using this guidance to write their State plans. If we pass this resolution today, we would pull the rug out from under the very local stakeholders that we promised to empower with the Every Student Succeeds Act. Passing this resolution would disrupt their planning process and interfere with their operations. This resolution would also hurt our most vulnerable students by weakening accountability and protections for students with disabilities and students of color.…”