that could have an impact on 55 million grade school students. President Obama signed it into law yesterday after it gathered bipartisan support in Congress. The law is called the Every Student Succeeds Act and it will replace the controversial No Child Left Behind law that was passed in 2002.What will stay the same according to the new law? The act still requires mandatory testing and it also places an emphasis on test scores to indicate groups of students who are failing.What will change then? Power will return to states to decide what to do about schools with failing or underperforming students.The president of the American Federation of Teachers referred to the new law as a course correction, saying it moves toward a policy where states have more authority and power in educating children.Critics are concerned that without the government overseeing them, states may be less willing to fix failing schools.1.What did President Obama do yesterday according to the news report?A) He passed a new education law.B) He proposed to correct school courses.C) He gathered support from students.D) He decided to fix those failing schools.2.What changes will the new policy bring?A) It will make every student succeed.B) It will expel those failing students.C) It will give state schools more power.D) It will reform the testing system.3.What do critics think of the government’s decision?A) State governments will not enforce the new law.B) The new law will be overlooked by state schools.C) The new law will be unfair to underperforming students.D) State governments will probably not fix failing schools.

I’m Carl Azuz, and it’s my privilege to welcome you to 10 minutes of current events.We’re starting with a new education law in the U.S. that could have an impact on 55 million grade school students. President Obama signed it into law yesterday after it gathered bipartisan support in Congress. The law is called the Every Student Succeeds Act and it will replace the controversial No Child Left Behind law that was passed in 2002.What will stay the same according to the new law? The act still requires mandatory testing and it also places an emphasis on test scores to indicate groups of students who are failing.What will change then? Power will return to states to decide what to do about schools with failing or underperforming students.The president of the American Federation of Teachers referred to the new law as a course correction, saying it moves toward a policy where states have more authority and power in educating children.Critics are concerned that without the government overseeing them, states may be less willing to fix failing schools.1.What did President Obama do yesterday according to the news report?A) He passed a new education law.B) He proposed to correct school courses.C) He gathered support from students.D) He decided to fix those failing schools.2.What changes will the new policy bring?A) It will make every student succeed.B) It will expel those failing students.C) It will give state schools more power.D) It will reform the testing system.3.What do critics think of the government’s decision?A) State governments will not enforce the new law.B) The new law will be overlooked by state schools.C) The new law will be unfair to underperforming students.D) State governments will probably not fix failing schools.