Jared Polis: “Federal government has played a very important role in…”

“And, you know, if there's a way, if you were looking at different inputs, and I'm sure, you know, maybe you point to some silly studies that were funded and probably shouldn't have been, we at least never take our eye from … Federal government has played a very important role in making sure we are truly making progress for students. … stepping back from some of the research, some of the requirements, how can we make sure we emphasize and maybe even do more of holding our system accountable for high standards and outcomes, universal service of students to achieve what are truly national competitiveness goals.” (04:50–05:07)

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