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Utah bucks "No Child Left Behind": Utah has passed legislation to maintain its constitutional primacy over the federal government in the education of that state's children.(EDUCATION)
For more than 50 years, the federal government's control over education in this country has grown by leaps and bounds, virtually unchecked. The passage of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act in 2001 was the most sweeping federal encroachment on education ever. But recent events in Utah, Connecticut, Texas, and several other states may spell the beginning of the end for the unbridled fed-ed push.
In May, Utah's governor, Jon Huntsman, signed a landmark piece of legislation (H.B. 1001) that leaves no doubt where Utah legislators think the responsibility for educating their state's children lies--in Utah. In summary, the bill allows Utah school districts to ...
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