{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://scalise.house.gov/press-release/scalise-hails-house-passed-education-bill-conservative-victory-louisiana", "Scalise Hails House-Passed Education Bill A Conservative Victory For Louisiana", "2015-12-03", "2015", "2015-12", "Republican", "House", "LA", "Steve Scalise", "S001176", "scalise.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement upon House passage of the Conference Report to Accompany S. 1177, the Student Success Act:\n\n\"The Student Success Act represents the largest reduction of federal control over education in 25 years,\" Rep. Scalise said. This legislation replaces No Child Left Behind with reforms that allow states and parents to have more control over their children's education, while also getting the federal government out of mandatedstandards and curriculumlike Common Core,sothe Obama Administration can no longer usethreats or coercion to force states like Louisiana to adopt Washington-knows-best school mandates.\n\nThe bill we passed today also downsizes Washington's footprint by eliminating 49 federal programs and replacing them with ablock grant, so states like Louisiana can decide how best to address the educational needs of our children. Crucially, this billreauthorizes and strengthens the Charter School Program, which has played a significant role in helping Louisiana and other states provide thousands of studentsand their families withbetter educational options.\n\nWhile there is still more work to be done, the reforms in this bill aremajor, positive steps forward in getting Washington bureaucrats out of state and local education decisions. I applaud Chairman Kline for championing this important legislation.\"\nGroups supporting the Student Success Act include:\n\n AASA: The School Superintendents Association\nAgudath Israel of America\nAlliance for Education Excellence\nAmerican Association of School Librarians\nAmerican College Testing (ACT)\nAmerican Enterprise Institute  scholarly endorsement\nAmerican Federation of School Administrators\nAmerican Federation of Teachers\nAssociation of Christian Schools International\nBusiness Roundtable\nChiefs for Change\nCommittee on Catholic Education\nCouncil for American Private Education\nCouncil of Chief State School Officers\nLouisiana Department of Education\nMagnet Schools of America\nNational Alliance for Public Charter Schools\nNational Association for Charter School Authorizers\nNational Association of Elementary School Principals\nNational Association of Federally Impacted Schools\nNational Association of State Boards of Education\nNational Catholic Educational Association\nNational Conference of State Legislatures\nNational Governors Association\nNational PTA\nNational School Boards Association\nOrthodox Union Advocacy Center\nPartnership for 21stCentury Learning\nSTEM Education Coalition\nU.S. Chamber of Commerce\nWall Street Journal  editorial endorsement\n \n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://scalise.house.gov/press-release/scalise-hails-house-passed-education-bill-conservative-victory-louisiana"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.2736381031572819, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}