Restoring Local Control Over Education

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Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, the quality of our
children's education is too important to rely on a one-size-fits-all
approach.

I have introduced the Local Control of Education Act to return
control of education to the States by prohibiting the Federal
Government from using grants or waivers to coerce States into adopting
the Common Core State Standards. I am grateful to work with Senator
David Vitter of Louisiana on these efforts with companion legislation.

South Carolina-elected school board members and administrators, such
as Lexington District Two Superintendent Venus Holland, working
together with teachers and parents--such as Kathy Maness of the
Palmetto State Teachers Association--are best suited to promote our
State's education system. I have full faith in State Superintendent of
Education Molly Spearman, who is continuing the effort for education
excellence as supported by her predecessor, Dr. Mick Zais.

In conclusion, God bless our troops, and may the President by his
actions never forget September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.

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