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On the recordJanuary 20, 2015
since No Child Left Behind passed back in 2001, we have seen achievement gaps narrow for black and Latino students in both reading and math
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Patty Murray
Democratic · Washington

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Murray highlights progress in education since No Child Left Behind regarding achievement gaps.

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