Senate Passes Overhaul of No child Left Behind Law

The U.S. Senate passed the overhaul of the No Child Left Behind education law.

Lawmakers voted Thursday on the bi-partisan bill to rewrite the act.

The vote comes a week after the house passed its own rewrite.

The Senate's version would give states and school districts more control over assessing the performance of schools, teachers and students.

It would keep the law's requirements for annual math and reading tests, but wouldn't let the government push the common core on schools.

The bill still has to settle differences with the more conservative version that passed the House last week.