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On the recordFebruary 24, 2016
Under No Child Left Behind, the Federal Government dictated how States and school districts measured school performance.
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Virginia Foxx
Republican · North Carolina

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Ms. Foxx critiques federal control over school performance measurement under previous legislation.

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