On the recordJuly 13, 2016
We did not want the U.S. Department of Education defining for States what their academic standards were to be, period.
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congress.govWe did not want the U.S. Department of Education defining for States what their academic standards were to be, period.
Lamar Alexander emphasizes the importance of state control over academic standards.
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