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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans moved forward Wednesday with a rewrite of GOP President George W. Bush's prized No Child Left Behind Act, pushing a bill that would strip Education Secretary Arne Duncan and his successors of power and give more authority to the states. Members of the Republican-led House Education and the Workforce Committee began to dismantle the existing education law in favor of an alternative they branded the Student Success Act, which would allow state and local school chiefs to decide if students are being well served. Democrats on the panel objected to the propose...
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The following is a list of events going on in and around Polk County today, June 19:
1. The Cedartown Senior Citizen Nutrition Center located next to Bert Wood Park has activities Monday through F...
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The following is a list of events going on in and around Polk County today, June 17:
1. The Cedartown Senior Citizen Nutrition Center located next to Bert Wood Park has activities Monday through F...
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