Sentences with phrase «previous federal mandates»

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We were naïve to think that we could thread the federalism needle — that because the standards had been developed by the governors and state superintendents, and because there was no federal mandate to adopt them, and because there was an escape valve (states could develop their own college - and career - ready standards), we would avoid the political problems that sunk previous attempts at «national standards.»

In the meantime, the key takeaway to remember about the proposed legislation is that it gives state legislatures the power to decide how to intervene in low - performing schools without the constraints of the federal mandates in place under ESEA's previous iteration, No Child Left Behind.