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| http://shuster.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=753 | Moving on from No Child Left Behind and Rejecting Common Core | 2015-12-03 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | PA | Bill Shuster | S001154 | shuster.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, DC The House passed the Every Student Succeeds Act on Wednesday. This overhaul to current polices replaces No Child Left Behind with conservative reforms to our nations education system. This bill is about empowering parents and creating a better environment for our students by significantly reducing the federal governments role in the classroom and turning over more authority to state and local governments, said Congressman Bill Shuster. We needed to make changes to better allow our students to reach their full potential, and replacing No Child Left Behind with a more conservative approach will have lasting effects for the nations education system. The Every Student Succeeds Act authorizes our nations education programs for four years. It eliminates nearly 50 ineffective and duplicative programs and repeals the federal accountability Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). It also includes new measures that permit local governments to evaluate teacher effectiveness instead of the federal government. Additionally, the Every Student Succeeds Act prohibits the Obama Administration from attempting to force or coerce states into adopting Common Core, or interfering with state standards or assessments. I am strongly opposed to Common Core and have supported several initiatives that protect states from being forced by the Obama Administration into enacting these big government standards, continued Shuster. Reforming our education system was necessary, and I am glad that we will be sending a bill to the presidents desk that makes conservative reforms like rejecting Common Core and one-size-fits-all testing. Todays vote was on the final conference report of the Every Student Succeeds Act. Earlier this year both the House and Senate passed similar versions of their education authorization measures. A conference committee was established to negotiate the differences. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |