Tag: ESEA
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Department of Education: Negotiated Rulemaking Committee; Negotiator Nominations
The Department of Education announces their intention to establish a negotiated rulemaking committee prior to publishing proposed regulations to implement part A of title I, Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The negotiating committee…
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ESEA Rewrite Passes Senate, Heads to President’s Desk
An excerpt: Hear that collective whoop from the Capitol? That’s the sound of education advocates and lawmakers cheering at the finish line as the first rewrite of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in more than a dozen years sails through Congress and on to the White House. The U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved the…
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Sources: House and Senate Negotiators Have Reached Preliminary ESEA Deal
UPDATED Christmas seems to have come early this year for education advocates. After weeks of long and hard negotiations, House and Senate lawmakers have reached preliminary agreement on a bill for the long-stalled re-authorization of the No Child Left Behind Act, multiple sources say. The agreement will set the stage for an official conference committee,…
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NIEA: ESEA Update, More Action Needed!
Excellent update from NIEA, below. Native Education Advocates See Major Wins in ESEA Reauthorization Bills It has been a busy week for Native education advocates on the Hill! As Congress debated and negotiated the reauthorization of the largest civil rights education bill, the Elementary and Secondary School Act (ESEA), NIEA and it’s members advocated…
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Education bill faces GOP revolt
From Politico, here. An excerpt: The debate over the landmark No Child Left Behind bill hits the House and Senate floor Wednesday — new legislation designed to curb federal influence, adjust how much students are tested and reimagine how those test scores are used, though the respective bills don’t take the same approach to addressing…
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Ed Week: Senate Education Committee Unanimously Passes Bipartisan ESEA Rewrite
From last week, here. You can see NIEA’s commentary here, with an update that a Tribal Language Immersion Program amendment was included.