House passes revamp of No Child Left Behind law

By Sean Lengell

Published July 19, 2013 4:00am ET

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House passes revamp of No Child Left Behind law — Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, smiles as he walks to the floor of the House of Representatives as the GOP majority passed legislation to replace the No Child Left Behind law, in Washington, Friday, July 19. The Student Success Act reflects the long-held Republican premise that Washington has no business determining how local school systems are run. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite) | J. Scott Applewhite

The Republican-led House on Friday approved a significant rewrite of the No Child Left Behind education law, rejecting a key legislative victory of former President George W. Bush.

The proposal would essentially repeal the law by sharply curbing the federal government’s role in education matters. Instead, state and local governments would be given more authority to determine how best to improve their schools.

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