In response to a letter submitted by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to chief state school officers on ESSA, Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) called DeVos’ note a “good step towards ensuring that states have clarity and are able to follow the timeline they have...
In an interview with The 74, New Mexico Education Secretary Hanna Skandera discussed how the Dept. of Education can help states implement ESSA. Skandera said state leaders need to work together to “ensure states have the flexibility they need to be successful.” Along with flexibility,...
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to overturn accountability regulations and teacher-preparation programs under ESSA. As reported by Education Week, Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY) and Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN) introduced the measures. Before the House vote, Rokita stated that he wanted to overturn these rules...
In response to efforts to block previous regulations under ESSA, House Committee on Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued a statement of support noting that, “the [Obama] administration insisted on using rules and regulations to unilaterally push its failed education agenda”...
As reported by The 74, House Republicans have begun to “permanently block” two ESSA regulations. Under the use of the Congressional Review Act, a resolution introduced by Rep. Rokita (R-IN) would undo “accountability regulations finalized last fall governing how school performance is judged” and another,...
While speaking to local education leaders, Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) told them to “assume that the U.S. Dept. of Education will say yes” to the “plans they’re drafting to comply with ESSA.” Alexander called for stakeholders to continue to draft plans.
Sen. Mike Ezni (WY–R) was “pleased with” Education Secretary-nominee Betsy DeVos’ remarks on ESSA. During the confirmation hearing, Enzi had engaged with DeVos on federal policy impacting rural schools. DeVos stated rural schools “require different approaches and different options.”
In an interview with Roll Call, retiring Rep. John Kline (R-MN) called ESSA his “proudest accomplishment in Congress.” Kline commented replacing NCLB with “a better law (ESSA)” was a “huge accomplishment.”
When discussing the impact of the Trump administration on ESSA, Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) commented that Trump “would meet fierce opposition from Democrats and Republicans alike if he tried to meddle with the law.”
During an in interview with a Tennessee radio station, Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) commented that President-elect Trump will “ensure ESSA is implemented as written.” Alexander also tweeted that the current “administration’s rules/regulations on the law would be overturned.”
