Look, it's been deeply disheartening to see the focus of this administration when it comes to education issues facing our students and our families. Experts have been clear that The steady improvement in student achievement stopped roughly a decade ago, and it has been in decline since. This has been hardest on precisely the students. Federal law is intended to help Secretary McMahon. Instead of working collaboratively towards solutions to help our students and families, you've undertaken a politically motivated campaign to undermine the work of the Department of Education. (00:26–00:34)
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Asserts that student achievement has been declining for about a decade.
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