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Common Core: 20 percent of New York students opt-out

Written by Carolyn Thompson BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — New York is facing a growing rebellion against Common Core-aligned standardized tests. About 20 percent of the state's third- through eighth-graders refused to take the tests this spring, up from 5 percent a year earlier. As state education officials consider

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House narrowly passes No Child Left Behind rewrite

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House narrowly passed a Republican-led rewrite of the Bush-era No Child Left Behind education law on Wednesday, voting to dramatically lessen the federal role in education policy for the nation's public schools. The bill, sponsored by Minnesota Rep. John Kline, gives states and local school

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Senate, House look to update Bush-era education law

Written by Jennifer C. Kerr WASHINGTON (AP) — It's something most Democrats and Republicans in Congress can agree on — an update to the Bush-era No Child Left Behind education law is much needed and long overdue.