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After Years of Debate and a Late Flurry of Deals, Education Bill Moves Forward
A big bipartisan majority approved a No Child Left Behind rewrite, but only after "the bill about tanked a couple of times this week."
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House Narrowly Approves Education Bill Over Conservative Objections
GOP leaders managed to keep just enough Republicans in line on No Child Left Behind rewrite.
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Education Fights to Take Center Stage
The House and Senate will take up new versions of the controversial No Child Left Behind law in July.
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Outlook: House GOP to Attack EPA, Senate Takes Another Shot at Trade
The battles over fast-track and greenhouse gas rules top the bill this week.
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Amtrak Has a Trust Problem in Congress
Democrats want to give the rail service more money, and Republicans are demanding more accountability.
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Outlook: Senate Heavy Lifting Begins With Education and Iran
Two Tuesday markups could lead to big bipartisan deals—or fireworks.
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Patty Murray Could Benefit From the Schumer-Durbin Feud. But She's Staying Out of It.
She has been silent so far about which leadership job she wants.
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National Journal Chuck Schumer's Path to Democratic Leader Looks Clear
Durbin won't run, and Reid has endorsed the New Yorker to succeed him.
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National Journal Senate Republicans and Democrats Finally Had Lunch Together. They Talked About Food.
With weighty debates raging on the chamber floor, a bipartisan group spent Wednesday discussing pie and lobster.
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National Journal Obama's Budget Is Done. Now It's the GOP's Turn.
Republicans must overcome internal divides to craft the blueprint that will guide vital decisions for the rest of the year.
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National Journal Border Bill Brings More Headaches for Embattled GOP
Immigration dominates this week's House agenda, while the Senate finishes a long Keystone debate.
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Goldman Sachs Invests in Government and Expects to Be Paid Back
Is Wall Street the key to funding perennially cash-strapped social programs in the U.S.?
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How Hard Will Senate GOP Fight on Immigration?
Unlike in the House, Senate Republicans seem more concerned with homeland security funding than fighting Obama.
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Clotee Allochuku/Flickr A School for Children—and Their Parents
One D.C. charter aims to combat poverty by offering a range of free classes for adults, as well as early education for their kids.
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Susan Walsh/AP Free Community College, but Where's the Money?
President Obama has just proposed an idea that would benefit 9 million students, but he doesn't have a plan to fund it.
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Fight Poverty by Sending Dad and Daughter to School Together
One D.C. charter school offers free English, computer, and parenting classes for adults and early education for their kids.
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Broken Ribs, Face Hold Reid Out of Senate's Opening Ceremonies
The chamber's top Democrat said he's working from home on "doctor's orders."
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National Journal As GOP Takes Over, Major Policy Debates Loom
But first, a day of Republican pomp.
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Jason Reed/Reuters When It Comes to Early Learning, Preschool Isn't Enough
The country still needs a lot more investment to really change the life trajectory of young kids being raised by poor, single moms.
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The Universal Pre-K Debate Is Already Too Narrow
Expanding access to preschool is only one piece—and a late one at that—of what we should be doing to assist kids' development.
