State of Utah secondary Archives: on Education


Paul Van Dam: Reward schools for what they do right

I voted against No Child Left Behind, Bennett said. "It's too heavy handed, and we're working to get more flexibility into the program."

Van Dam said the federal government should reward schools for what they do right instead of setting them up for failure.

Source: [Xref Bennett] UT Senate Debate, in Deseret Morning News Oct 14, 2004

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