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Margaret Spellings

"I think all kinds of parents are different in what they're seeking."

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"I think all kinds of parents are different in what they're seeking."

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"And I think that's righteous, I think that's what parents want to know. They want to know what's going right in the school, and what needs improvement, and that's what this law does."
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"And I think that we in America need to understand that many schools need improvement, and particularly with respect to how they're serving minority children."
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"I mean, one thing I know about change is we are not going to close the achievement gap without educators."
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"My understanding is that Kansas, Massachusetts, they've been more pioneers on the special education side."
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"In Connecticut, my understanding, although I haven't seen the actual litigation, is that they want to measure every other year and not provide annual assessment as is required in the statute."
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