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Having already been through a months-long legislative process, the smooth, two-day conference committee was surely a relief for members and staff on the House and Senate education committees. (AP Photo)
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Winners and losers in the Senate’s fix to No Child Left Behind

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Wade Henderson, president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, scolded critics of No Child Left Behind, saying the law, while it had its flaws, had been made a scapegoat for educational problems that were instead caused by institutional racism.
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Civil rights groups slam Senate Education bill for reducing federal oversight

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English teacher Radka Tomasek speaks to the class at the English Center June 16, 2006 in Miami, Fla. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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The labor case that could lead to educational freedom

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Hillary Clinton, left, and New York City first lady Chirlane McCray visit a classroom for children seven to 18 months at FirstStepNYC, an early childhood development center on April 1, 2015 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Kathy Willens-Pool/Getty Images)
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Here’s what Clinton, O’Malley and Sanders told America’s biggest teachers union

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First signed into law in 2002, No Child Left Behind has now lasted more than twice as long as it was supposed to. The law sets the bar unreasonably high in a number of areas. For instance, it requires all students in all schools to be proficient in reading and math by 2014. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)
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Education groups impatient over No Child Left Behind reform delays

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In this photo taken Sept. 19, 2014, National Education Association (NEA) President Lily Eskelsen Garcia answers questions during an interview with The Associated Press in her office at NEA headquarters in Washington. (AP Photo) 
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‘Teachers aren’t cops’: Unions praise Supreme Court ruling

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Teachers union ad contains one of the worst English errors — literally!
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Teachers union ad contains one of the worst English errors — literally!

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Teachers may not be as powerless as they think when it comes to reforming their own schools. (iStock Photo)
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How teachers can drive education reform

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The president of the National Education Association, Lily Eskelsen Garcia, left, told the Washington Post the bill would not give students something better in the classroom, while American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten expressed modest support. (Associated Press photos)
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Biggest teachers unions split over K-12 education bill

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Progressive Caucus budget raises taxes to record highs
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Progressive Caucus budget raises taxes to record highs

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