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On the recordMay 17, 2016
I am very pleased that ESSA steps away from that one-size-fits-all, overly prescriptive posture.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse praises ESSA for allowing more flexibility in education policy.

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