Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Get Washington Out of Our Classrooms

U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alaabama) today released the following statement ahead of the Senate’s vote tomorrow on the Every Child Achieves Act conference report:

“While this bill may be well-intentioned and makes some improvements to our current policy, it is a missed opportunity to truly put an end to unnecessary federal intervention into education. 

I have always believed that education decisions should be made at a local level and that Congress should empower parents and teachers – not Washington bureaucrats.

Instead, this bill extends some of the same failed policies that could provide a path for top-down federal mandates like Common Core."

Concluded Shelby, “I know that local communities make better decisions for their students, parents, teachers, and administrators than Washington does. That is why I will continue to fight against bureaucratic red-tape and misguided policies like Common Core.

It’s time to restore local control over our nation’s education system and get Washington out of our classrooms.”

Senator Shelby always welcomes your comments. Contact him at this link.

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