Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN-6) authored a MinnPost opinion piece, discussing his support of ESSA and highlighting his efforts in the field of career and technical education, through “innovative alternatives” and “affordable options to create ‘job-ready’ grads.” He also underscored the importance of local engagement, arguing,...
As reported by the Washington Post and noted by Education Week, a bipartisan group of 10 U.S. Senators are calling on President Obama to “rein in the Education Department” arguing that the agency is “trying to overreach into matters that Congress intended to be decided...
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) visited a local high school to get a “firsthand look” at a community-supported computer science program that is receiving support under ESSA. Murray said she was “pleased to see so many young women in the class.”
Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) moderated a discussion with U.S. Assistant Deputy Education Secretary Libia Gil during her ESSA listening tour. Grijalva commented “all of us need to be a little wary” about what Arizona’s plan will look like as the state continues to develop the...
The Dept. of Education released guidelines on how states can “invest in early learning” under ESSA. The goal of the guidelines is to “improve the health, social-emotional, and cognitive outcomes for all children” and to keep students on track to “graduate from high school, college...
In a local education stakeholder discussion on state assessment plans, Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) was “hopeful federal officials will continue to have a local dialog as required by his amendment” under ESSA. Tester expressed concern over the large amounts of testing that students were facing...
In a Tulsa World opinion piece, Sen. Jim Inofe (R-OK) wrote that Republicans in Congress “took a major step in reforming the education system” through ESSA to return “control of our children’s education back to local leaders.” He said ESSA includes “many priorities” from the...
In a statement, Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) said the Dept. of Education’s regulation on teacher preparation programs under ESSA “appears to violate the Higher Education Act.” Under that law, states are “responsible for evaluating whether a college’s program gives teachers the skills they need for...
The Dept. of Education announced the recipients of the Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) grants – known as the Teacher and School Leader Innovation Program which was designed to allow districts to “develop innovative solutions for recruiting and retaining highly effective educators.” On Education Week’s K-12...
The Dept. of Education submitted a final proposal to the White House’s Office of Management and Budget for writing a new accountability rule under ESSA. Once the proposal is reviewed, the department will publish the final regulation.
