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Senate approves No Child Left Behind overhaul; tough talks ahead with House on compromise

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FILE - In this July 8, 2015, file photo, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., looks to members of the media as she and other Senate Democrats speak to media after a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 8, 2015. The nation’s main education law, long overdue for an overhaul, is headed for a major revision in the Senate. Lawmakers plan to vote July 16 on a bipartisan bill to rewrite the Bush-era No Child Left Behind Act, a day after voting 86-12 to limit additional debate on further changes to the bill and move forward to a vote on final passage.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

WASHINGTON – The Senate has voted to roll back significant parts of the much-criticized No Child Left Behind education law.

The overhaul was approved by a 81-17 vote Thursday and now sets the stage for what could be contentious negotiations with the House over the federal government’s influence over education policy.

A week ago, the House passed its own update of the 2002 law that President George W. Bush pushed.

The Senate bill would leave in place the law’s annual testing schedule. But senators voted to give states and districts more control over whether and how to use tests to assess the performance of schools, teachers and students.

It’s a more moderate approach than the House bill.

The chambers will have to negotiate and approve a compromise.

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