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Harkin, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Senator, [D] Iowa
HOURS. THE SENATE IS COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER. I WELCOME EVERYONE TO OUR FIRST EDUCATION HEARING OF THE NEW CONGRESS. NEARLY HALF A CENT REA AGO,...
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| 00:05:15 |
Alexander, Lamar - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
ALEXANDER FOR HIS OPENING REMARKS. >> THANKS, MR. CHAIRMAN. MR. SECRETARY, WELCOME. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CHAIRMAN HEARING, IT'S TIMELY TO TALK...
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| 00:13:25 |
Harkin, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Senator, [D] Iowa
SECRETARY, I WOULD HAVE DENIED IOWA'S WAIVER REQUEST ALSO. IT JUST WASN'T GOOD. I JUST WANT TO GET THAT ON THE RECORD. SO TODAY WE WELCOME THE UNITED...
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| 00:14:40 |
Duncan, Arne - Secretary
ENTIRETY. AND I SET THE CLOCK AT TEN MINUTES BUT IF YOU GO OVER THAT, I WON'T GET TOO NERVOUS, OKAY? >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIRMAN HARKIN AND RANGING...
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| 00:35:30 |
Harkin, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Senator, [D] Iowa
MR. SECRETARY, OF COURSE, THANK YOU. EXCELLENT TESTIMONY. MORE THAN THAT, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS IN WHAT...
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| 00:38:14 |
Duncan, Arne - Secretary
TO TEACH TO A NARROW BAND OF CHILDREN, NOT 100% OF CHILDREN IN THE CLASS. GROWTH IN GAIN, LOOKING AT A HOST OF INDICATORS BEYOND TEST SCORES. I WORRY...
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| 00:42:50 |
Alexander, Lamar - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
CHANCE TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP. >> THANK YOU, MR. SECRETARY. SENATOR ALEXANDER. >> THANKS, MR. CHAIRMAN. MR. SECRETARY, DO YOU PLAN TO OFFER WAIVERS...
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| 00:43:06 |
Duncan, Arne - Secretary
WAIVER LIKE TEXAS OR HAD THEIR APPLICATIONS REJECTED SUCH AS CALIFORNIA OR IOWA? >> LET ME BACK UP. CALIFORNIA, WE DID REJECT. IOWA WE DID NOT REJECT....
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| 00:49:52 |
Franken, Al - U.S. Senator, [D] Minnesota
I RECOGNIZE SENATOR FRANKEN. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, THANK YOU, MR. SECRETARY. I AGREE THAT WE SHOULD WORK TOGETHER TO DO RE-AUTHORIZATION. I WAS...
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| 00:52:18 |
Duncan, Arne - Secretary
BOTTOM 45%. THE 90% OF KIDS WERE NOT THAT FOCUSED. IT WAS THE SMALL 5% OR 10% AT THE PROFICIENCY. THE KIDS ON EITHER END OF THE SPECTRUM THAT, WAS NOT...
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| 00:58:46 |
Isakson, John "Johnny" - U.S. Senator, [R] Georgia
WHO ARE LITERALLY, LITERALLY NOT A PART OF THAT SCHOOLS AND THEREFORE THAT DISTRICT AND THAT STATE'S ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. THEY WERE BY DEFINITION...
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| 00:58:58 |
Duncan, Arne - Secretary
DICTATED THEY WOULD BE IN A DISAGGREGATED GROUP FOR EVALUATION PURPOSES USED FURTHER TO MEASURE THE SCHOOL'S AYP FOR PURPOSES OF NEEDS AND IMPROVEMENT....
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| 01:03:00 |
Harkin, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Senator, [D] Iowa
SERVICE. >> I WANT TO SAY, I DIDN'T WANT TO INTERRUPT YOUR QUESTIONING. HAVING FOLLOWED THIS AND I KNOW YOU WERE VERY ACTIVE IN NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND,...
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| 01:04:18 |
Sanders, Bernard "Bernie" - U.S. Senator, [I] Vermont
RIGHT? >> THAT WAS 12 YEARS AGO. >> SENATOR SANDERS. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. IF IT'S OKAY, I WOULD LIKE TO KIND OF MOVE THE SUBJECT DISCUSSION JUST...
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| 01:04:39 |
Duncan, Arne - Secretary
PROGRAMS. I THINK YOU AND I HAVE CHATTED ABOUT THIS IN THE PAST. PRIMARILY PROGRAMS LIKE RACE TO THE TOP. I DON'T WANT ANY MISUNDERSTANDING. I UNDERSTAND...
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| 01:11:43 |
Roberts, Pat - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
I HOPE WE CAN GET THAT DONE. THANK YOU, MR. SECRETARY FOR COMING UP. I KNOW YOU'RE A VERY BUSY MAN. IT'S NOT OFTEN I'M IN FULL AGREEMENT WITH SENATOR...
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| 01:14:17 |
Duncan, Arne - Secretary
THAT. I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU COULD AT LEAST FIND A WAIVER AND NOT MAKE US CONDITIONAL. I MEAN CONDITIONAL IS TREADING WATER. >> HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU....
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| 01:16:20 |
Bennet, Michael - U.S. Senator, [D] Colorado
SAY TO YOU, THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE, FOR YOUR EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP FOR THIS DEPARTMENT. IF IT WEREN'T FOR...
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| 01:19:49 |
Duncan, Arne - Secretary
HUMILITY. I THINK THE BEST ANSWER WILL COME FROM THE NEXT PANEL WHO IS DOING THE WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY. I THINK MY JOB AND MY TEAM'S JOB IS TO BE A...
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| 01:22:18 |
Harkin, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Senator, [D] Iowa
IN A COMPREHENSIVE WAY. OUR KIDS DON'T LIVE IN THE SILOS OF THE BUREAUCRACY IN WASHINGTON, D.C. IT'S TIME FOR US TO RECOGNIZE THAT. THANK YOU. >>...
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| 01:23:49 |
Paul, Rand M.D. - U.S. Senator, [R] Kentucky
PAUL. >> THANK YOU, SECRETARY DUNCAN FOR COMING. I THINK ONE OF THE INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT EDUCATION AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE IDEAS ON EDUCATION,...
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| 01:26:14 |
Duncan, Arne - Secretary
SCHOOLS. WHAT ARE YOUR VIEW POINTS TOWARDS SCHOOL CHOICE AND LETTING PARENTS DECIDE WHERE THE BEST SCHOOLS ARE? >> I'M A BIG SUPPORTER OF SCHOOL CHOICE...
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| 01:28:52 |
Harkin, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Senator, [D] Iowa
DOES, IN FACT, MONEY FOLLOWS THE STUDENT BECAUSE OF THE IEPs THEY HAVE TO HAVE. IF THERE IS NO STUDENT, THERE IS
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| 01:29:01 |
Paul, Rand M.D. - U.S. Senator, [R] Kentucky
A STUDENT THERE AND THEY HAVE AN IEP AND ARE OUT OF SCHOOL, THAT MONEY DOESN'T CONTINUE TO KEEP FLOWING. >> I'M FOR EMPOWERING THOSE GROUPS MORE LETTING...
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| 01:29:13 |
Duncan, Arne - Secretary
THAT. WHETHER WE SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY BE IN THE TESTING, WHETHER THE PARENTS SHOULD DECIDE WHETHER THEIR CHILD CAN TAKE THE TEST. I'M FOR EMPOWERING...
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| 01:29:55 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
THANK YOU, MR. SECRETARY FOR BEING HERE WITH US. I WAS STRUCK BY THE RANKING MEMBER'S COMMENTS ABOUT HIS DESIRE TO MAKE SURE WE GET A ESEA BILL DONE....
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| 01:33:42 |
Duncan, Arne - Secretary
TALENTED, ADVANCED STUDENTS. THIS IDEA OF MOVING AWAY TO GROWTH AND GAIN CREATES A MUCH BETTER INCENTIVE STRUCTURE. THAT'S THE START OF IT. I'M INTERESTED...
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| 01:35:42 |
Harkin, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Senator, [D] Iowa
PROVIDED BY US, BUT BEING PROVIDED BY THE STATES. MANY OF THESE STATES' WAIVER ARE DOING CREATIVE THINGS TO CREATE MORE OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES. WE'LL...
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| 01:41:44 |
Holliday, Terry K. - Commissioner
CHAIRMAN HARKIN, RANKING MEMBER ALEXANDER, SENATOR PAUL, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THE COMMITTEE TODAY ABOUT KENTUCKY'S ESEA...
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| 01:46:50 |
King, John B. Jr. - Commissioner
SENATOR ALEXANDER, AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY DURING APPLICATION 4 AND IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR ESEA WAIVER....
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| 01:52:16 |
Smarick, Andrew R. - Deputy Assistant Secretary
TESTIMONY. >> I WORK FOR A NONPROFIT CALLED BELLWETHER EDUCATION PARTNERS. PRIOR TO THAT I SERVED AT THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. I'M WEARING...
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| 01:58:24 |
Haycock, Kati - President
DIFFERENTLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> I'M PRESIDENT OF THE THE EDUCATION TRUST. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE WITH YOU THIS MORNING. I THINK IT'S...
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| 02:04:54 |
Harkin, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Senator, [D] Iowa
REAUTHORIZING BEFORE THAT, YOU I MORE THOSE TWO LESSONS AT OUR COLLECTIVE PERIL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> ARE YOU AGREEING WE SHOULD PUT THIS OFF? OR SAYING...
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| 02:07:54 |
King, John B. Jr. - Commissioner
GRADUATION RATES, THEN YOU ARE NOT MAJORING -- MEASURING THE SCHOOL'S EFFECTIVENESS OR REACHING THE KIDS TO KEEP THEM IN SCHOOL. WHAT'S HAPPENING...
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| 02:10:16 |
Alexander, Lamar - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
I HAVE SOME FOLLOWUP QUESTIONS. MY TIME IS UP. SENATOR ALEXANDER. >> THIS HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL TO ME. THANKS TO THE FOUR OF YOU FOR COMING FOR YOUR...
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| 02:13:58 |
Holliday, Terry K. - Commissioner
ARE AS SPECIFIC AS ARE IN THE WAIVERS? I HAVE ADVICE ABOUT THAT MYSELF. BUT -- LET ME ASK YOU ABOUT THAT. LET ME START WITH CHIEF STATE SCHOOL OFFICERS...
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| 02:17:14 |
Bennet, Michael - U.S. Senator, [D] Colorado
TENNESSEE. THAT'S -- THAT'S WHAT I -- THAT'S WHAT I'M GETTING AT. >> THANK YOU, SENATOR ALEXANDER. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU TO THE PANEL....
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| 02:20:48 |
King, John B. Jr. - Commissioner
START, ARE THERE THINGS THAT YOU COULD WAVE A MAGIC WAND WE OUGHT TO THINK DIFFERENTLY ABOUT HERE? FOR YOU, IT IS A CONTINUUM. POROUS, IT IS DIFFERENT...
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| 02:22:16 |
Holliday, Terry K. - Commissioner
WHO ARE ESSENTIALLY DOING BABYSITTING RATHER THAN PREPARING STUDENTS FOR SCHOOL. AND TOO OFTEN, THE SCHOOLS AND EARLY CHILDHOOD PROVIDERS AREN'T TALKING...
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| 02:23:44 |
Harkin, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Senator, [D] Iowa
DUE TO BUDGET CUTS AND FEDERAL FUNDING CUTS. AND POTENTIAL OF SEQUESTRATION. >> HAVE YOU ALL LOOKED AT WHAT SEQUESTRATION MIGHT DO YOUR SCHOOLS, STATES?...
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| 02:24:06 |
Holliday, Terry K. - Commissioner
IT QUITE REGULAR. >> I DO WE HAVE IT? I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT AND WHAT WOULD THE EFFECT BE ON YOUR SCHOOLS. >> ABOUT 9% AND THE...
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| 02:25:26 |
Haycock, Kati - President
GRADUATION RATES. I WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT THAT ALSO. IS THIS A PROBLEM? HAVE YOU LACKED AT HOW -- WHAT WE DO IN TERMS OF THE CERTAIN -- THEY CAN...
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| 02:26:21 |
Holliday, Terry K. - Commissioner
READY AND FACTOR THAT BACK? YOU MENTIONED ONE SCHOOL IN PARTICULAR. BUT -- HOW DID YOU ADDRESS THAT IN KENTUCKY? YOU WERE ONE OF THE LADDERS IN THAT....
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| 02:28:20 |
King, John B. Jr. - Commissioner
DO THAT? >> ALL OF THOSE. ASSOCIATION OF -- MANUFACTURING WAS A BIG PUSH FOR THIS. THE STATE CHAMBER ARE GREAT PARTNERS IN DEVELOPING THIS. >> HOW ABOUT...
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| 02:31:31 |
Smarick, Andrew R. - Deputy Assistant Secretary
EXAMPLE. >> SENATOR, CAN I ADD ON THING TO THAT? IN NEW JERSEY WE HAD A CAREER READY TASK FORCE TO LOOK INTO THE ISSUES. WOULD OF THE THINGS THAT CAME...
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| 02:32:18 |
Alexander, Lamar - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, FOR THE COLLEGE AND CAREER READY. SOUNDS LIKE WE ARE GET SOMETHING DISTINCTION BETWEEN -- BETWEEN CAREER READY AND COLLEGE...
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| 02:36:11 |
King, John B. Jr. - Commissioner
THROUGH WHAT PEOPLE ALWAYS GO THROUGH. WHAT WOULD YOUR ADVICE BE TO US ABOUT HOW WE CAN DO THE BEST JOB OF CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH YOU ARE...
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| 02:40:53 |
Smarick, Andrew R. - Deputy Assistant Secretary
WERE DEALING WITH A PILOT OF TEACHER EVALUATION THAT WAS COMPLETELY DRIVEN BY OUR STATE. WE HAD A LOT OF BALLS UP IN THE AIR AT THE SAME TIME. WE IN...
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| 02:42:40 |
Harkin, Thomas "Tom" - U.S. Senator, [D] Iowa
TO MEET OUR COMMON GOAL OF HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION FROM ALL STUDENTS FROM ALL SECTORS OF SOCIETY INCLUDING RURAL. I WANT TO THANK OUR WITNESSES. THE...
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