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Ed. sec. promises department won’t touch Common Core

By Jason Russell
Published February 25, 2016 9:45pm ET
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Ed. sec. promises department won’t touch Common Core
Speaking at John King’s confirmation hearing before the Senate education committee, Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., asked King if the department would uphold the letter of the law on Common Core. (AP Photo)

Acting Secretary of Education John King promised Thursday no one in the Department of Education will push states to adopt or keep Common Core.

Speaking at King’s confirmation hearing before the Senate education committee, Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., asked King if the department would uphold the letter of the law on Common Core. The Every Student Succeeds Act, a bipartisan education law signed by President Obama in December 2015, prohibits the Department of Education from pushing states to adopt Common Core or any other education standards.

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