Pushing back against Obama administration efforts to help states sidestep some provisions of No Child Left Behind, Republicans said this week that a new report questions whether the Education Department has the authority to offer states waivers from parts of the law.
A recent report by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service said Education Sec. Arne Duncan could legally grant the waivers for some parts of the law, but others cannot by waived and some could be open to legal challenges.
Duncan’s plan would allow state or local school districts to apply for waivers to circumvent the controversial education law.
But committee Republicans said that Congress, not the administration, should deal with the issue. No
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