03/10/2009
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"The Every Student Succeeds Act improves on No Child Left Behind and builds on the progress we have made since Brown in 1954 and ESEA in 1965."
"In response to the chairman's question where we have given much more power to local and State agencies, we tell them what needs to be done, but we do not tell them how to do it."
"I think it is important to note that No Child Left Behind had a cookie cutter response that sometimes worked and sometimes did not."
"We all agree that fulfilling the promise of Every Student Succeeds Act rests on successful implementation that honors Congress' long-standing commitment and intent of the ESEA."