(Source: United States Senate) Harkin Statement on Committee Passage of the Strengthening America's Schools Act Wednesday, June 12, 2013 WASHINGTON--Chairman Tom Harkin released the following statement after the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee today approved Harkin's Strengthening America's Schools Act (SASA), a bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). "The reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act is long overdue. As a result of Congress' delay, 37 states-plus the District of Columbia-have received waivers from No Child Left Behind requirements, issued by the Secretary of Education. While these...
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