Cornyn Votes for Bipartisan Education Overhaul

From Senator John Cornyn:

Dec 09 2015

‘It will ensure that power is devolved from Washington back to the local communities, to parents and teachers, where it should be.’

‘I'm proud that we've accomplished this bipartisan piece of legislation to strengthen the hands of parents and teachers and local communities, and to provide real education reform to our children.’

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) spoke on the Senate floor today after he voted for the Every Student Succeeds Act. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video of his speech can be found here.

“Earlier today the United States Senate added to its list of accomplishments this year by passing important education reform.”

“It will ensure that power is devolved from Washington back to the local communities, to parents and teachers, where it should be – where that power should exist.”

“Our country is just simply too big and too diverse. And the needs of our students in local communities is so different that the power to innovate, the power to set the standard and then to find the most creative and innovative way to achieve those standards, I believe is best determined at the local level.”

“I'm proud that we've accomplished this bipartisan piece of legislation to strengthen the hands of parents and teachers and local communities, and to provide real education reform to our children.”