Tag: ESEA
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NIEA – Tribes Secure Victories for Native Education: What to know about the ESEA Reauthorization
From NIEA: On April 7, 2015, Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Patty Murray (D-WA) released the Every Child Achieves Act of 2015, a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The Indian-specific provisions in the bill mark a huge victory for Native education, reflecting years of hard work by tribes and…
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BBNA: Washington teacher, researcher testify on education law
Here, and an excerpt: SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle elementary school teacher and a University of Washington researcher testified Tuesday before Congress on the federal education law known as No Child Left Behind, as lawmakers consider how to revise the framework for public schools. Rachelle Moore, a first grade teacher at Madrona K-8 School, and…
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TEDNA Priorities for the ESEA Re-Authorization and Indian Education
As you are probably aware, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee introduced their draft discussion language for reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) last week. As the single best opportunity for comprehensively including tribes and their education agencies within federal education law, it is critical that we coordinate our advocacy…
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NIEA: The ESEA Reauthorization and Native Students – Strengthening Sovereignty to Support Local Success
WASHINGTON, DC – Following yesterday’s Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Hearing on “Fixing No Child Left Behind (NCLB): Testing and Accountability,” National Indian Education Association (NIEA) President Melvin Monette issued the following statement explaining the need for an Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization that upholds the trust responsibility of the…