After joining at the end of the previous school year, the district is six months into its work on the initiative.

In Colorado City and Hildale, the place is clearly changing. There's new construction around every corner. Modern apartments sit next to homes and cinderblock walls built for FLDS polygamous families.

The panel voted 14-13 along party lines, with Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., voting in favor of Kennedy despite expressing concerns last week about Kennedy’s history of anti-vaccine advocacy.