Education

Senate votes to roll back Obama’s education regulation

By Susan Crabtree
Published March 9, 2017 5:34pm ET
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Senate votes to roll back Obama’s education regulation
The resolution is the product of a GOP-led effort to use the Congressional Review Act, or CRA, to overturn a broad regulation the Obama officials labeled an "accountability rule." (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

The Senate voted Thursday to overturn education regulations written by the Obama administration in its final months that reinstated federal guidelines on a range of public education issues.

The 50-49 vote in favor of the resolution opposing the regulation sends it to President Trump, who is expected to sign it.

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