Legislative Updates
NCSS Advocacy Update: Waiting in the Wings
Submitted by Ben McClenahan on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 11:10amRelated:
Education Report for April 24, 2009
Submitted by Ben McClenahan on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 10:48am1. Budget and Appropriations
-Congress returns to take up the FY 2010 Budget conference --> read more »
Education Report for April 17, 2009
Submitted by Ben McClenahan on Mon, 04/20/2009 - 9:17amHighlights under each section of the attached report include:
1. Budget and Appropriations
-Congress is out of town for the second week of the spring recess
-When they return the focus will shift back to resolving the differences between the FY 2010 House and Senate Budget Resolutions. --> read more »
Education Report for April 10, 2009
Submitted by Ben McClenahan on Thu, 04/16/2009 - 3:38pmRelated:
Education Report for April 3, 2009
Submitted by Ben McClenahan on Thu, 04/16/2009 - 3:34pmHighlights under each section of the attached report include:
1. Budget and Appropriations
-House and Senate passed FY 2010 Budget Resolutions along party lines--this will amount to an 8 percent increase in domestic spending and major gains for education. --> read more »
Education Report for March 27, 2009
Submitted by Ben McClenahan on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 3:44pmPleased be advised, *the bullets below only provide a rough outline and are not intended as a substitute for the report (attached). NCSS strongly encourages you to read the refined report which will offer a more complete picture of recent events on Capitol Hill from the professionals at Washington Partners. --> read more »
Senators Alexander, Byrd, and Kennedy Introduce History and Civics Education Bill
Submitted by Ben McClenahan on Tue, 03/24/2009 - 10:40amNCSS is pleased to share the attached brief memo from Washington Partners on the introduction of S.659--a bill to improve the teaching and learning of American history and civics--by Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Robert Byrd (D-WV) and Edward Kennedy (D-MA) on Thursday, March 19. --> read more »
Education Report for March 20, 2009
Submitted by Ben McClenahan on Tue, 03/24/2009 - 10:36amPleased be advised, *the bullets below only provide a rough outline and are not intended as a substitute for the report (attached). NCSS strongly encourages you to read the refined report which will offer a more complete picture of recent events on Capitol Hill from the professionals at Washington Partners. --> read more »
Education Report for March 13, 2009
Submitted by Ben McClenahan on Mon, 03/16/2009 - 11:51amPleased be advised, *the bullets below only provide a rough outline and are not intended as a substitute for the report (attached). NCSS strongly encourages you to read the refined report which will offer a more complete picture of recent events on Capitol Hill from the professionals at Washington Partners. --> read more »
Education Report for March 6, 2009
Submitted by Ben McClenahan on Mon, 03/09/2009 - 9:50amHighlights under each section of the attached report include:
1. Budget and Appropriations
-Despite the coming of the March 6th deadline (today!) when the continuing resolution on FY 2009 appropriations was set to expire, the Senate could not reach an agreement on the FY 2009 Omnibus appropriations bill that passed in the House last week. --> read more »
