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NYT: House Restores Local Education Control in Revising No Child Left Behind

By Enmarie Huetteman and Motoko Rich

WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday approved a sweeping bill to revise the contentious No Child Left Behind law, representing the end of an era in which the federal government aggressively policed public school performance, and returning control to states and local districts.

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