On the recordJune 7, 2001
I rise in support of his amendment which ensures we not only test our kids, but we actually provide promised resources we have talked about over and over in this body to improve educational quality. He believes and I believe, and I think common sense argues, that unfunded mandates that are put upon our local school districts only aggravate disparities we already have about how our children are educated. We ought to make sure we start putting money where we are putting mandates on our communities. I agree we need to build more accountability into the system. Students, teachers, and administrators need to be held accountable for results. Congress should be held accountable, too, and that is the purpose of this amendment. Accountability measures focused only on our kids, schools, teachers, and administrators just do not seem enough to assure that our children get an adequate education.
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