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Virginia Foxx: “ESSA was truly a change for K-12 education and I do believe this bipartisan law delivers the proper balance of autonomy…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2017
ESSA was truly a change for K-12 education and I do believe this bipartisan law delivers the proper balance of autonomy and accountability.
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Virginia Foxx
Republican · North Carolina

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Highlighting the significance of ESSA in balancing state autonomy with accountability.

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