NCLB Law Needs Work, Legislators Assert

By David J. Hoff
Washington
The federal government has taken control of state education systems, and state leaders want them back, legislators around the country say.

"States that were once pioneers are now captives of a one-size-fits-all accountability system," New York state Sen. Steve Saland, the Republican co-chairman of the task force, said at a press conference held here Feb. 23 to unveil the report.

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