Legislative Updates
On Monday, March 8, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the Department of Education’s final priorities for the $650 million Investing in Innovation Fund (i3). Please find attached a summary of these final regulations.
Education Brief, The Washington Post
By Nick Anderson
Wednesday, March 10, 2010; 11:39 AM
The nation’s governors and state schools chiefs proposed standards Wednesday for what students should learn in English and math, from kindergarten through high school, a crucial step in President Obama’s campaign to raise academic standards across the country. read more »
1. Budget and Appropriations
-Jobs and Healthcare took center stage in Washington this week, with the Senate taking action on a small but important bill that the House then expanded and adopted. This is the first in a series of jobs bills designed to spur economic growth that will dominate legislative conversation in the Capitol for many months–that and healthcare. read more »
Attached is a Washington Partner’s summary of the highlights of a report released yesterday by Achieve called, Closing the Expectations Gap. This is the fifth annual report on the progress of high school reform efforts in all 50 states.
1. Budget and Appropriations
-The quiet hum of staff meetings, catching up and preparing that enveloped Capitol Hill last week was replaced by a frenzy, hearings, posturing, reporters and numerous constituent meetings this week. read more »
Attached please find a summary of today’s House Budget Committee hearing that featured testimony from Secretary of Education Arne Duncan regarding the Administration’s K-12 education reform efforts, higher education program proposals and the FY 2011 budget request for the Department of Education.
1.Budget and Appropriations
-This week marked the President’s Day recess week on Capitol Hill. It was a good time for Members to be home as the frozen remnants of back-to-back storms frustrated commuters trying to move in and around the Nation’s Capitol. read more »
1. Budget and Appropriations
-Congress found itself frozen out this week as the federal government closed for an unprecedented four out of five days. This did not stop the Senate from trying to come up with a jobs bill that would show the public they do know what the number one concern of the Nation might be, and that they can actually play well with others. read more »
1. Budget and Appropriations
-Bright and early Monday morning, President Obama submitted his first full-fledged budget request tot he U.S. Congress.
-The FY 2011 budget which came in at a $3.8 trillion in spending revealing the President’s spending priorities across all federal agencies and a proposed freeze on domestic discretionary spending for the next three years. read more »
On Monday, February 1, President Barack Obama released the Administration’s FY 2011 budget request. While the $3.8 trillion budget proposes a three-year spending freeze across the federal government, defense and education investments would see a modest increase. The attached provides an overview of the FY 2011 Budget request for K-12 education.
1. Budget and Appropriations
-This week was all about the President’s first State of the Union Address and his highly anticipated FY 2011 budget request.
-The Administration previewed the speech’s contents, and some of its budget plans. The announced intentions to freeze spending levels for most of the federal government spared education programs. read more »
Attached please find the Washington Partner’s summary of Wednesday January 27, 2010 AEI event, “Education Reform: Reviewing the Obama Administration’s First Year.”
2010 STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
Event Brief
Prepared by:
Della Cronin (dcronin@wpllc.net)
Washington Partners, LLC
January 28, 2010 read more »
ISSUE BRIEF
FY 2011 Budget
JANUARY 25, 2009
Prepared by:
Jenn Castagna, Vice President
Washington Partners, LLC
jcastagna@wpllc.net read more »
Overview
ISSUE BRIEF
School Improvement Grants
Interim Final Guidance
JANUARY 21, 2010
Prepared by:
Ellen Fern
Washington Partners, LLC
efern@wpllc.net read more »
Overview
1. Budget and Approriations
-The Republican victory in the race for the Senate seat of the late Senator Edward Kennedy sent shock waves throughout Capitol Hill and the White House last week. This will if it has not already made a huge impact on the White House and Congress’ next steps. read more »
1. Budget and Appropriations
-Members of the House of Representatives returned to Washington this week, the Senate will not be back until January 20.
-President Obama has urged the Congress to pass the Healthcare legislation before he makes his State of the Union Address later this month or in early February. read more »
1. Budget and Appropriations
-The House of Representatives adopted an Omnibus spending plan for FY 2010. The package included a bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and human Services and Education.
-The bill provides $67 billion in discretionary spending-a 5% increase over FY 2009. read more »
On December 10, 2009, the House of Representatives adopted an Omnibus spending plan for FY 2010. The package included a bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education. The Omnibus bill was then passed by the Senate on December 13, 2009, and is awaiting the signature of the President. read more »
Attached please find a summary of Tuesday December 8. 2009 ED Stakeholder meeting. The topic for ED’s last Stakeholder Forum on issues relating to the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) focused on college- and career-ready graduates.
Attached is the Kentucky Council for the Social Studies letter on Common Core Standards that has been sent to Gene Wilhoit, Executive Director of the CCSSO.
On Tuesday, December 8, the House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing to learn more about states’ efforts to help improve the nation’s competitiveness by adopting a common core of college and career readiness standards. The hearing focused on the Common Core Standards Initiative and its progress and promise. Attached please find a summary of the hearing.
Attached is a summary of the final requirements for the $3.546 billion School Improvement Grants (SIGs) made available from the combined American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and Fiscal Year 2009 appropriations funds. Secretary Duncan announced the release on Thursday, December 3.
On Monday, November 30, 2009 the Coalition for Community Schools (CCS) hosted a webinar sponsored by The Institute for Educational Leadership titled, “Race to the Top: The Implications for Community Oriented Schools.” The discussion focused on how the core functions and services of community schools can help states achieve the goals enumerated in the Race to the Top (RTT) guidelines. read more »
1. Budget and Appropriations
-Members of Congress returned to Washington after an unexpectedly brief Thanksgiving Recess to be confronted with a legislative calendar that includes “working weekends” through Christmas Eve.
-In the Senate the culprit is a massive healthcare reform bill that will require weeks of debate. read more »
Attached is a copy of the letter the Florida Council for the Social Studies sent to Gene Wilhoit at the Council of Chief State School Officers on the proposed new Core Curriculum Standards from the National Government. If you would like to see these Core Curriculum Standards you can visit the web site at www.corestandards.org/
Attached please find a summary of Friday November 20th, ED Stakeholder meeting. The topic for this latest in their series of Stakeholder Forums on issues to consider during the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act focused on divers
Attached is a summary of the House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education’s November 19 hearing to review existing federal literacy initiatives and explore strategies for improving the reading comprehension skills of all children from birth through high school. read more »
1. Budget and Appropriations
-This week, once again, healthcare was the topic of press conferences and scoring efforts and predictions related to the Congressional schedule. While important, the intersection with the stalled reconciliation bill is of particular interest to the education community. read more »
On Monday November 16th, the Institute of International Education (IIE) presented their annual Open Doors 2009 report at a press event at the National Press Club. The event marked the beginning of the 10th annual International Education Week, collaboration between the U.S. Departments of State and Education that promotes and celebrates the benefits of international education worldwide. read more »
Attached please find the Washington Partner’s summary of the Race to the Top’s (RTT) final application guidance. The $4.35 billion RTT will reward states that have raised student performance in the past and have the capacity to accelerate achievement gains with innovative reforms. Two rounds of competition for the grants will be held with the first round having a due date of January 19, 2010.
1. Budget and Appropriations
-Mid-term elections and healthcare continued to dominate the political landscape this week on Capitol Hill. read more »
Please find attached a memo detailing this week’s meeting of the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy. Also attached are the recommendations put forward by the Advisory Council in its annual reports as attachments for the memo. read more »
On Wednesday, November 4, the Department of Education (ED) hosted its fourth in a planned series of forums that focus on the upcoming reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The topic for this meeting was “Measuring Progress and Creating Systems of Continuous Improvement.”Attached please find a summary of the event.
1. Budget and Appropriations
-Thursday, House Democrats lined the steps of the Capitol to unveil a healthcare reform proposal that will be the subject of intense debate for the next two weeks.
-Across the Capitol, Senate leaders were engaged in the same task. The target date for the Senate debate is mid-November. read more »
Please find attached a summary of a briefing held by the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE). In addition to sharing highlights from their new report titled, Reform at a Crossroads: A Call for Balanced Systems of Assessment and Accountability, panelists discussed the need to rethink the way American students are evaluated and how schools are held accountable. read more »
On Wednesday, the Department of Education (ED) hosted its third in a planned series of forums that focus on the upcoming reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The topic for this meeting was “Promoting Innovation and Rethinking the Federal Role.” Attached please find a summary of the meeting.
1. Budget and Appropriations
-Halloween is still a week away, but already the pranks are getting a little scary on Capitol Hill. read more »
1. Budget and Appropriations
-With a lot of disagreement in the Senate over the annual appropriation bills, it has become clear that the Senate would likely have to extend the current continuing resolution into November. It has also become clear that the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education spending bill has little chance of seeing daylight anytime soon. read more »
After much discussion and deliberation, the California Council for the Social Studies has adopted a policy and is sending letters to the Governor of California, CA State Supt. of Public Instruction, Gene Wilhoit of CCSSO, and Dane Linn from the NGA’s Center for Best Practices in support of the Common Core Standards for Social Studies. read more »
1. Budget and Appropriations
-Congress inched a little closer to completing work on the FY 2010 budget this week. An agriculture spending bill was passed and sent to the President for his signature. read more »
1. Budget and Appropriations
-The healthcare debate continued to dominate the activity on Capitol Hill last week. The House under Nancy Pelosi revised the comprehensive bill to be readied for floor action in mid-October. The Senate last announced that they intended to debate healthcare reform before the end of the month. read more »
Attached please find the latest WP update that provides an overview of this week’s release of official draft mathematics and English language arts standards by the Common Core Standards Initiative, community reaction and expected next steps.
1. Budget and Appropriations
-Progress on the remaining eight appropriations bills was slow this week. Only one bill crossed the finish line.
-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid acknowledged for the first time that a continuing resolution would be necessary at the end of September to maintain government operations; and that the Senate would most likely give up its October Recess. read more »
1. Budget and Appropriations
-The mood in Washington this week was “cranky.” Healthcare reform dominated the conversation and there appears to be little consensus about how to move legislation forward.When the Congress was not debating healthcare reform, they tried to make progress on the FY 2010 budget. read more »
1. Budget and Appropriations
-Congress returned to the nation’s Capitol on Tuesday, ready to tackle a packed agenda in a very short legislative calendar.
-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was quick to announce Senator Tom Harkin as successor to Kennedy as Chairman of the Health, Educatiion, Labor and Pensions Committee. read more »
Overview
There has been much said and written about the Department of Education’s (ED) plans for
spending $100 billion. While ARRA makes a historic investment in education, most of the
money flows directly to States via the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) and established
formula programs. This unprecedented amount of new federal funding directed to the States for read more »
Attached please find an Issue Brief outlining the information Secretary Duncan and Assistant Deputy Secretary Shelton shared on the i3 program.
Info below is from ISTE and CSPAN
Frank Baker
President Barack Obama to Make Historic Speech to America’s Students
C-SPAN and White House Web Site to Broadcast Speech Live
http://www.whitehouse.gov/live/
September 8, 2009
12 p.m.20Eastern Time
9 a.m. Pacific Time read more »
During this last week of the August Congressional recess, on Wednesday, the Aspen Institute’s Commission on No Child Left Behind emerged from its long hiatus to hold its first in a series of public hearings, which will build upon the Commission’s February 2007 recommendations for improving the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). read more »
1.Budget and Appropriations
-Even though Congress is in recess, the House Education and Labor Committee and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee staff are expected to work on the budget reconciliation legislation this month. read more »
1. Budget and Appropriations
-The Senate took center stage on education funding last week. Tuesday the Appropriations Subcommittee on labor, Health and Human Services and Education met to mark-up a bill making appropriations for those agencies for FY 2010. The overall spending is $300 million less than the amount proposed in the House measure adopted last week. read more »
1.Budget and Appropriations
-The full house passed the FY 2010 House Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act with a vote of 264-153.
-The action now turns to the Senate where the LHHS Appropriations Subcommittee is scheduled to mark up its final FY 2010 bill on Tuesday, July 28. The full Committee then meets on the 30th if everything goes as planned. read more »
1. Budget and Appropriations
-The House Appropriations Committee met to approve the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education funding bill for FY 2010.
-The outcome for education was as expected: an increase in overall spending of approximately three percent.
-There was mixed news for President Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan: read more »
1.Budget and Appropriations
-Money, money, money-that was all that appeared to be on the minds of legislators on Capitol Hill this week. read more »
1. Budget and Appropriations
-It has been quiet on Capitol Hill. Members of Congress are on their week-long July 4th Recess, but face a daunting number of tasks to complete once they return including: Passing the remaining appropriations bills, healthcare reform hearings, confiming a Supreme Court Justice and other key appointments to the Obama Administration. read more »
1.Budget and Appropriations
-Congress was hard at work this week, making progress on appropriations bills, healthcare reform and climate change legislation. read more »
1. Budget and Appropriations
Appropriators moved into high gear to get the ball rolling on the FY 2010 budget. This sparked much controversy from both sides. read more »
1. Budget and Appropriations
-Important step: 302B allocations (specific instructions on spending parameters for federal agencies) handed down to subcommittees.
-House LHHS allocates $160.65 billion for FY 2010 (5% increase from 2009)
-Senate LHHS allocation forthcoming
-Ranking Republican on House Ed and Labor Committee steps down—replacement to be selected next week read more »
June 17, 2009 the Center on Education Policy held a press conference to present CEP’s latest report on achievement since the enactment of No Child Left Behind (NCLB). read more »
1. Budget and Appropriations
-Cranky tone in Congress after returning from Memorial Day recess; controversial debate centered on healthcare and the President’s supreme court nominee. read more »
1. Budget and Appropriations
-Congress spent week in Memorial Day recess.
-Secretary Duncan set to meet with the Senate, Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Subcommittees next week.
-Much work to do when they return in order to reach their goal of passing all 12 FY2010 appropriations spending bills before the August recess. read more »
See attached below for your reference a two-page summary from WP of the House Education and Labor Committee’s hearing titled, “The Obama Administration’s Education Agenda,” where Secretary of Education Arne Duncan served as the only witness.
Outline of attachment: read more »
- Committee’s opening statements
- Duncan’s testimony
1. Budget and Appropriations
-Consumed with the $90 billion supplemental spending bill for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, action on the FY 2010 budget was postponed until after the Memorial Day recess. read more »
1. Budget and Appropriations
-Education community digested and began to respond to the release of the Obama Administration’s detailed FY 2010 budget proposal last week (see 5/8 ed report and chart for details)
-Despite overall increased ed spending, notable criticism and concern has emerged around spending freezes and transitions to competitive grant based funding for longtime ed programs. read more »
See attached below a comprehensive chart from Washington Partners on the FY 2010 education funding details that were released by the administration during the first week in May. The chart also includes stimulus funding information.
1. Budget and Appropriations
-The release of the Obama Administration’s detailed FY 2010 budget request was the big news of the week.
-Promising news for education on the heels of stimulus funding, with $58.5 billion requested for education reform programs read more »
1. Budget and Appropriations
-Specter (R-PA) joins the democrats which might mean, with the conclusion of the Minnesota case, that they will reach the magic filibuster proof # of 60 by early summer. read more »
1. Budget and Appropriations
-Congress returns to take up the FY 2010 Budget conference read more »
Highlights 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 »
Highlights 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 »
Pleased 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 »
NCSS 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 »
Pleased 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 »
Pleased 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 »
Highlights 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 »
Late last week, leaders in the Oklahoma CSS caught wind of a troubling development for the social studies in their state. The Oklahoma State Senate Committee on Education created a substitute bill calling for the elimination of required social studies assessments for grades 5 and 8 that were included in the bill’s original version. read more »
Highlights under each section of the attached report include:
1. Budget and Appropriations
-The Ed. world anxiously awaits details of how the Ed. department intends to distribute stimulus funds. read more »
See attached a summary from Washington Partners of the Fiscal Year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act passed in the House 2/25. read more »
Side-by-Side Comparative Chart: first House bill / Senate bill / final Conference Agreement
To get a clearer sense of specific changes in recent weeks, please also see the attached side-by-side comparison of provisions related to education in: read more »
- The original proposal passed by the House
- The package that passed in the Senate after the Nelson-Collins cuts
I. Stimulus Update Memo
Please see attached a memo from Washington Partners providing an update on the efforts of the Congress to put together and approve an economic stimulus package since Friday 2/6. The Senate was hard at work this weekend putting together a compromise bill, brokered by Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) and Susan Collins (R-ME), that may win passage early this week. read more »
Be sure to make use of the bookmarks at the beginning of the attached report to help navigate your areas of interest. Highlights under each section include:
1. Budget and Appropriations
-Contentious debate in Senate over economic stimulus
-Hopes for final passage on Thursday fall through and debate will continue read more »
NCSS was recently informed by officers in the Massachusetts CSS of plans to eliminate or delay required History and Social Science Exams for 10th graders in their state. read more »
This week, NCSS President Mike Yell and Executive Director Susan Griffin voiced the social studies agenda in the attached “Welcome Letter” that went out to every member of the new Congress. read more »
I. Education Report for January 23rd from Washington Partners.
Be sure to make use of the bookmarks at the beginning of the attached report to help navigate your areas of interest. Highlights under each section include: read more »
- Budget and Appropriations
-Despite tone of inauguration, struggle for consensus on stimulus package consumes Congress
Please see attached the Education Report for January 9th from Washington Partners.
Be sure to make use of the bookmarks at the beginning of the attached report to help navigate your areas of interest. Highlights under each section include: read more »
- Budget and Appropriations
Please find attached a four page summary from Washington Partners of Arne Duncan’s confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee to be the next U.S. Secretary of Education.
Discussion topics included:
-Full Funding of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
-Duncan’s three major goals as Sec. of Education read more »
Please see attached an informative memo from Washington Partners that looks ahead to the work of the 111th Congress, focusing on education-related legislation that may be taken up and likely key education policy issues that may be of interest to NCSS.
See bullets below for the structure and highlights of the report:
I. General Overview
-Rundown of the makeup of the new Congress read more »
Please see the attached background sketch from Washington Partners of President-elect Obama’s selection for Secretary of Education—the current Superintendent of Chicago public schools Arne Duncan.
Please see attached the Education Report for December 12th from Washington Partners.
Be sure to make use of the bookmarks at the beginning of the attached report to help navigate your areas of interest. Highlights under each section include: read more »
- Budget and Appropriations
Please see attached below the Education Report for December 5th from Washington Partners. Be sure to make use of the bookmarks at the beginning of the attached report to help navigate your areas of interest. Highlights under each section include:
- Budget and Appropriations
-uncertainty over President-Elect’s selection of the new Secretary of Education read more »
NCSS recently sent the attached letter to the chairmen of the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Subcommittee encouraging them, as they work toward finalizing the FY 2009 budget, to adequately invest in programs of interest and importance to social studies educators.
Please see the attached Legislative Watch List, a biweekly publication from Washington Partners that gives an overview of of legislation relating to education currently being considered by Congress. read more »
Washington Partners has provided us with another extremely useful resource for looking ahead to advocacy in the next Congress. Be sure to take a minute to scan through the brief bios of newly elected members of Congress in the attached report.
These background summaries place particular emphasis on: read more »
their stance on education
See attached reports from Washington Partners on the results of the elections as they pertain to the prospects for education in the next congress and administration: read more »
- A summary that outlines changes Congress, provides a quick overview of Obama’s plans for education and includes a chart of important races in the House and Senate.
Attached below is a Review of the Legislative Achievements and Efforts of the 110th Congress as they relate to the interests and concerns of NCSS courtesy of Washington Partners. The report is divided into two parts:
I. Education Legislation enacted by the 110th Congress, including: read more »
Please see the attached Education Report for October 17, courtesy of Washington Partners.
Highlights to examine include: read more »
- Appropriations— the economic crisis continues to be Congress’ main focus
Please see below letters sent to each presidential candidate expressing NCSS’ views, priorities and concerns on issues that will be considered by the next administration.
We look forward to working with the new administration and will continue to advocate for the interests and concerns of NCSS members after the election.
Please see the Education Report for October 10, courtesy of Washington Partners below. Highlightsinclude: read more »
- Appropriations—Looking ahead to negotiations over education funding for Fiscal Year 2009
-Next stage: conference committee meetings to come up with a comprehensive spending plan
-When can we expect this to be announced?
Of potential interest in this week’s Education Watch List from Washington Partners:
I. Emphasis on after school programs and expanded learning opportunities read more »
- S.CON.RES. 104— A joint resolution supporting “Lights on After School”
- H.R. 7127— A bill authorizing the ED secretary to create grants to put the Total Learning Curriculum into use.
Please see the attached letter below sent to the Department of Ed. that expresses NCSS’ perspective on plans for the the implementation of the Higher Education Opportunity Act. The letter places a particular emphasis on programs in Title II that focus on enhancing teacher preparation. read more »
See the Education Report for October 3, 2008, courtesy of Washington Parters.
Highlights include: read more »
- Appropriations—Congress consumed with the bail out crisis.
-President signs continuing resolution (CR) to extend current funding through March
Officers and members of the California CSS convened, in the company of State Assemblyman Gene Mullin, to voice their concerns about the narrowing of the curriculum and to advocate for the inclusion of the social studies during the annual CACSS conference in the spring. read more »
See the attached Education Report for September 26, 2008, courtesy of Washington Parters.
Highlights to examine include: read more »
- Appropriations Crisis—Congress scrambles to pass a continuing resolution (CR) so that federal funding can be extended
-What will funding of education in CR be?
The Legislative Watch List courtesy of Washington Partners gives an overview of current legislation in the Congress relating to education.
The laundry list is particularly long this week. The continuing resolution (CR) that would extend government appropriations into the spring is, of course, at the top of the list. read more »
Please see the Education Report for September 19, 2008, below courtesy of Washington Parters for insight into the current public policy debate surrounding education and an update on the current situation in Congress. read more »
See the attached Education Report for September 12, 2008, courtesy of Washington Parters for insight into the current public policy debate relating to education and into what the Congress has been up to since returning from their six week recess. read more »
Below is a report from Washington Partners on an event held by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) to discuss the role of Assessments in American education, an issue of great interest to the social studies agenda. Speakers who attended and shared their views included U.S. read more »
NCSS was recently contacted by the National Geographic Society regarding the Teaching Geography is Fundamental Act, HR 1228. This is a bill that NCSS has promoted on Capitol Hill and for which NCSS has helped secure many co-sponsors. The act would ensure federal support for geography comparable to the eight other core academic subjects identified by the No Child Left Behind Act. read more »
As noted in recent Education Reports, the 110th Congress passed what will probably end up being one of the only major pieces of education legislation in its tenure when it approved the Higher Education Opportunity Act in late July. The 1,200 page Bill has a long list of implications on many different aspects of Higher Education. read more »
This Week in Washington, a weekly publication of WPLLC, provides an overview of upcoming events in Washington D.C. affecting American Education. Be sure to direct your attention to the following “Bills to Watch” of particular interest to NCSS in the attached report: read more »
- The Strengthening Communities Through Education and Integration Act (S. 3334):
The Education Report, a weekly publication of WPLLC, provides an executive summary
of public policy issues affecting American education. After selecting the attachment, you may navigate the report based on the areas of interest below: read more »
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