President Obama Signs The Every Student Succeeds Act At The White House

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 10: U.S. President Barack Obama talks with Kenmore Middle School eighth-grader Sofia Rios (R) as he signs The Every Student Succeeds Act during a ceremony with student Antonio Martin, Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA), Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO), Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline, Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Education Secretary Arne Duncan in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building December 10, 2015 in Washington, DC. According to the White House, the new law is supposed to eliminate the "one-size-fits-all mandates" of the unpopular 2001 No Child Left Behind Act. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)