[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 1341]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 RESTORING LOCAL CONTROL OVER EDUCATION

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, the quality of our 
children's education is too important to rely on a one-size-fits-all 
approach.
  I have introduced the Local Control of Education Act to return 
control of education to the States by prohibiting the Federal 
Government from using grants or waivers to coerce States into adopting 
the Common Core State Standards. I am grateful to work with Senator 
David Vitter of Louisiana on these efforts with companion legislation.
  South Carolina-elected school board members and administrators, such 
as Lexington District Two Superintendent Venus Holland, working 
together with teachers and parents--such as Kathy Maness of the 
Palmetto State Teachers Association--are best suited to promote our 
State's education system. I have full faith in State Superintendent of 
Education Molly Spearman, who is continuing the effort for education 
excellence as supported by her predecessor, Dr. Mick Zais.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and may the President by his 
actions never forget September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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