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Matt Barnum is a senior staff writer at The 74.
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Trump’s Education Paradox: Return Schools to Local Control — By Expanding Federal Power?
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California in the Age of ESSA: Can Schools Be Held Accountable Without Real Consequences
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12th-graders’ Federal Tests Scores Dip in Math and Reading While More Manage to Graduate
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