[gview file=”https://publicservicesalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Senate-Approves-Overhaul-of-No-Child-Left-Behind-Law-The-New-York-Times.pdf”]The legislation, which passed the Senate by a vote of 85 to 12, would restore authority for school performance and accountability to local districts and states after a lengthy period of aggressive federal involvement. While it keeps the existing annual testing requirements in reading and math and requires that states act to improve the lowest performing schools, it allows more local control to set goals, determine school ratings and decide remedial measures.
