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Section 1001General definition of institution of higher education
Section 1002Definition of institution of higher education for purposes of student assistance programs
Section 1003Additional definitions

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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
Replaced NCLB; returned K-12 policy authority to states while retaining federal annual testing.
20 U.S.C. (amends ESEA)
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB)
Standards-based education reform with annual testing in reading and math. Replaced by ESSA in 2015.
20 U.S.C. (amended ESEA)

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