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CHEYENNE — On Thursday, President Obama signed into law the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), passed Wednesday by Congress, which overhauls No Child Left Behind testing requirements and ends federal incentives that impose Common Core standards on states. The Senate passed the legislation with a large bipartisan support, 85-12. The House passed the bill earlier this month.

U.S. Senator Mike E...