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| http://franken.senate.gov/?p=news&id=3335 | St. Cloud Times: Franken scores win on schools overhaul | 2015-12-10 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Democrat | House | MN | Al Franken | F000457 | franken.senate.gov | legacy | Sen. Franken has been working hard to make sure students in Minnesota and across the country have access to an outstanding education. As a member of the Senate Education Committee, for years he has pushed to reform the ineffective No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), which guided federal education policy for 13 years.That's why he was thrilled to join President Obamaat the signing of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). This new lawwhich overhauls NCLBgives states and school districts more flexibility in creating curriculums, setting academic standards, and educating students. ESSA replaces the one-size-fits-all approach of NCLB with bipartisan solutions that will better prepare students for a lifetime of learning.Sen. Franken was proud to have written many bipartisan provisions included in the final bill, including measures to expand programs that let students earn college credit while in high school, improve STEM education, and increase access to student mental health services.The St. Cloud Times reports: Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., could be forgiven Tuesday for doing something of an end-zone dance after the Senate passed the first major rewrite of education policy since No Child Left Behind in 2001."This has been something I've really been working on for seven years," he said in an interview. "This is my third shot at it, and so it's very important."President Obama is expected to sign it into law Thursday. The legislation, which reduces Washington's role in setting academic standards and penalizing schools for missing achievement goals, includes a number of provisions authored by Franken.They include ones supporting mental health training for school staff; enhancing principal training, placement and retention; and allowing foster children to remain in and receive transportation to their original schools.His provisions also include a renewal of a program to create community learning centers that provide after-school academic enrichment programs, particularly for students in low-performing schools; and creation of a program to develop and support Native American language immersion opportunities for students. To read the full article, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |