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NSBA Federal Update: Congress agrees on spending deal
Source: National School Boards Association CONGRESSIONAL NEWS Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations: After heated debate on both the House and Senate floor overnight, Congressional leaders have finally reached a long-sought agreement on topline spending that will pave the way to complete … Continue reading
Implementation of U.S. Department of Labor’s overtime regulation is delayed
Source: National School Boards Association By Mary McKee, National School Boards Association (NSBA) On Tuesday afternoon, a federal judge granted an emergency preliminary injunction to delay implementation of the U.S. Department of Labor’s overtime regulation set to take effect next … 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
Federal Update: U.S. Speaker Boehner to resign; senators champion local school board governance in ESEA rewrite
Source: National School Boards Association (NSBA) Today, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) announced that he will resign from Congress at the end of October. Speaker Boehner has served in Congress since 1990 and became Speaker of the House in 2011. During … Continue reading
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Tagged Angus King, Bobby Scott, Deb Fischer, ESEA, federal, federal funding, federal update, George Miller, John Boehner, Jon Tester, Judd Gregg, Lamar Alexander, local school board governance, National School Boards Association, NCLB, No Child Left Behind, Rep. John Kline, Ted Kennedy
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