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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
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
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
Washington Post: Tentative deal struck on a replacement for No Child Left Behind
Source: The Washington Post Congressional negotiators have struck a tentative deal to replace No Child Left Behind, the main federal K-12 education law, by shifting authority for schools to states and freeing them from many federal demands that have been … Continue reading
National School Boards Association looks forward to working with new House speaker on ESEA reauthorization
Source: National School Boards Association Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) was elected today to serve as the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. The National School Boards Association (NSBA) looks forward to working with Speaker Ryan during his tenure to … Continue reading
U.S. Senate passes ESEA modernization bill, local governance amendment included
Source: National School Boards Association History has been made this afternoon as the U.S. Senate successfully voted on and passed S. 1177, the bipartisan Every Child Achieves Act, to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). S. 1177 just … Continue reading
U.S. Senate continues work today on education law rewrite
Source: National School Boards Association The U.S. Senate is currently scheduled to resume consideration of S. 1177, the Every Child Achieves Act, to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) today at 10:30 a.m. Several more notable amendments could … Continue reading
Contact your federal legislators regarding the ESEA reauthorization
The U.S House and U.S. Senate are working on reauthorizing the Elementary and Second Education Act (ESEA). School board members are encouraged to contact their federal legislators regarding this legislation. Please visit the National School Boards Association’s Legislative Action Center … Continue reading
Federal Update: Comparison of U.S. House, Senate ESEA bills; hearing held on Child Nutrition Act
In early June, the U.S. Senate may consider their version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) bill, the Every Child Achieves Act of 2015 (S. 1177), after senators return to Capitol Hill from their Memorial Day/State Work Period. … Continue reading