Student Success Act

Floor Speech

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Mr. POCAN. Mr. Chairman, I thank Ranking Member Scott.

Mr. Chairman, this bill breaks the promise made 50 years ago to help
all kids get a good, quality public education and to recognize the
challenges faced by kids living in poverty.

When talking about the problems with this Republican bill, one
wonders where to start. Is it the tearing apart of public education
that comes in the form of dismantling title I funding? or the fact that
the portability scheme is a slippery slope to turning our public school
system into one big taxpayer-funded voucher program with public dollars
sent to private schools? or the fact that Republicans have failed to
address the need for early education or the maintenance of efforts of
education? or that this bill diminishes the focus on professional
development for teachers or the clear protections for collective
bargaining agreements that are already part of State laws? or,
ultimately, that this bill provides insufficient funding lower than
what the title I authorization for last year authorized under the
current law?

This bill doesn't provide real student success, Mr. Chairman.

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