[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 179 (Thursday, December 10, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H9216]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT IS NOW LAW

  (Mr. ALLEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ALLEN. Mr. Speaker, I applaud the enactment of the Every Student 
Succeeds Act.
  This legislation passed the House and the Senate with overwhelming 
bipartisan support and was signed into law today by the President. 
Education is not a partisan issue. At a time of political gridlock, I 
am proud to see both bodies and both parties come together to improve 
our education system.
  The Every Student Succeeds Act repeals No Child Left Behind, gets rid 
of 49 wasteful and ineffective programs, and eliminates the Secretary 
of Education's coercion of States into adopting Common Core standards.
  Most importantly, this legislation gets Washington out of our local 
classrooms and it restores control back to the school districts, 
teachers, and parents. These are the folks who know what our children 
need to succeed, not bureaucrats who are thousands of miles away.
  As the son of two educators, I know that the future of Georgia's 12th 
District education system belongs in Georgia, not in Washington. As a 
member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, I am proud 
to see the Every Student Succeeds Act as the law of the land.

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