Posted on 06/29/2009 11:39:30 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
Minnesota Rep. John Kline expects Congress to pull back on federal testing requirements during an upcoming rewrite of the No Child Left Behind education law.
Kline will have a prominent voice in the debate as the senior Republican on the House Education and Labor Committee, a role he assumed this month.
Speaking to reporters Monday, Kline said the law passed under then-President George W. Bush came with too many demands from Washington. He said states should have more say over the frequency of student testing.
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Atta boy, John!!
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