Category Archives: ESEA reauthorization
MSBA praises Senate’s passage of NCLB replacement bill
MSBA is delighted to announce that the U.S. Senate just passed a bill today to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (aka No Child Left Behind). The Senate approved the new federal K-12 education bill — the Every Student Succeeds … Continue reading
Minnesota Sen. Franken delivers speech in support of new education law
Source: Office of Al Franken In a speech delivered Tuesday on the U.S. Senate floor, Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) urged his Senate colleagues to pass a reform to “No Child Left Behind,” which has governed K-12 education in our country … Continue reading
Tell your U.S. senators to vote YES on the Every Student Succeeds Act
On December 2, the U.S. House of Representatives took the first step in reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) — also known as the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) — by passing a new federal education bill. … Continue reading
Education bill heads to U.S. Senate on Tuesday
Source: Politico Pro The U.S. Senate plans to take up the No Child Left Behind replacement bill — the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) — on Tuesday said Lamar Alexander, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and … Continue reading
ESEA reathorization roundup
Here is what news services are reporting about the ongoing ESEA (aka NCLB) reauthorization process. The Associated Press: Rep. Kline, Sen. Franken back rewrite of No Child Left Behind Act Politico: Congress set to dump NCLB Roll Call: There’s something … Continue reading
House, Senate education committees release final proposal to replace NCLB
Source: U.S. Education and the Workforce Committee Today bipartisan leaders on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions released the final legislative text for improving K-12 education and replacing … Continue reading
House-Senate Conference Committee approves framework to improve K-12 education
Source: U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Today, the House-Senate conference committee reached agreement on a proposal to improve K-12 education and replace No Child Left Behind. The agreement represents a compromise between the House-passed Student Success Act (H.R. … Continue reading
NSBA comments on ESEA framework
Source: National School Boards Association The National School Boards Association has provided comments to the House-Senate Conference Committee ESEA framework summary. Visit http://www.mnmsba.org/Portals/0/PDFs/ESEA-FrameworkSummary.pdf to view the summary. Today’s meeting is ongoing and can be viewed live at https://youtu.be/ksof-4NGqWQ. The ESEA … Continue reading
Rep. Kline, Sen. Franken representing Minnesota on NCLB rewrite committee
Minnesota politicians Rep. John Kline and Sen. Al Franken are both serving on the House-Senate Conference Committee that is working to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) aka the No Child Left Behind Law. The committee met yesterday … Continue reading