Right this very moment in the U.S. Senate, Senators are debating amendments being offered to the Senate-side bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA, the current version commonly referred to as No Child Left Behind). Given that we have a sitting Senator (Bernie Sanders, I-VT) involved in the process and a past […]
Archives for July 13, 2015
CALL TO ACTION: Vote YES on Senate Amendment 2100 and Put Community Schools at the Center of ESEA Reauthorization
From our friends at Coalition for Community Schools: This week, as early as tomorrow, the Senate will vote on the amendment being offered by Sen. Brown (D-OH) (Senate Amendment 2100) to establish a community schools grant program, and we need your help to get this passed. This will be a tougher vote to pass as […]
Quick Recap of ESEA Reauthorization (The Senate’s Every Child Achieves Act)
A QUICK RECAP The Senate bill consists of the following major provisions: The Every Child Achieves Act of 2015 TITLE I* Lets states develop accountability systems — i.e., tests (rejection of Common Core) Maintains important information for parents, teachers, and communities (“federally required two tests in reading and math per child per year in grades […]