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President Obama is expected to sign a bill Thursday that replaces the controversial No Child Left Behind legislation. 


The new bill, known as the Every Student Succeeds Act, 

 in the Senate Wednesday. It passed the House last week. 


Under the new law, states will be responsible for creating the accountability measures that determine if schools and teachers are performing adequately. 


Under No Child Left Behind, rules set by the federal government determined if schools were sanctioned for failing to meet benchmarks. 


Minnesota DFL U.S. Sen. Al Franken is on the Senate education committee. He helped write the bill and served on the conference committee.  MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with him.

President Obama is expected to sign a bill today that replaces the controversial No Child Left Behind legislation.

President Obama is expected to sign a bill today which replaces the controversial No Child Left Behind legislation. The new bill known as the "Every Student Succeeds Act" passed overwhelmingly in the Senate yesterday. It passed the House last week. Under the new law, states will be responsible for creating the accountability measures that determine if schools and teachers are performing adequately. Under No Child Left Behind, rules set by the federal government determined if schools were sanctioned for failing to meet benchmarks. Minnesota DFL Senator Al Franken is on the Senate Education committee. He helped write the bill and served on the conference committee.  MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with him.

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