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Gov. Dayton is taking swift action today to opt out of the federal No Child Left Behind standards.  Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced that the federal government will start granting waiver to states that want to opt out of the No Child Left Behind law that was passed in 2001.  Dayton issues a statement today saying he would do just that.

As noted in the statement, Dayton voted against the No Child Left Behind Law in 2001.  The only member of the delegation to 

 was DFL Rep. Jim Oberstar.  DFL Rep. Bill Luther abstained from voting.

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