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They spoke at the annual convention of the National Education Association, the nation‘s largest teachers union.
The law, passed with broad Democratic support in 2001, requires public school students to be tested annually in reading and math in third- through eighth-grade and once in high school. It is up for renewal this year in Congress.
Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., sported the sticker on his own lapel as he called for the law to be overhauled. "It‘s time that we get this law right," Dodd said, saying it needed higher funding levels, among other things. . .
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July 2, 2007
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