Hatch: Major Education Overhaul Ends Status Quo That Has Failed Students
WASHINGTON—Lawmakers in the U.S. Senate advanced a bill on Wednesday to return decision-making power over education to state and local leaders. After passing in the Senate 85-12, the bill, called the Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA, will move to the President’s desk for his signature, constituting another major bipartisan achievement for the new Republican Senate.
The bill, which has attracted the support of every major education reform leader in Utah, fixes many problems caused by the earlier “No Child Left Behind” education law.
