Congressional Leader Makes Secondary School Reform a Top Priority
In an effort to improve high school graduation rates, House Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller (D-CA) and other Democratic leaders have introduced legislation aimed at turning around...
View ArticleNASSP Updates Recommendations on ESEA Reauthorization
Now that the Department of Education (ED) has released the final notices for the Race to the Top Fund and the School Improvement Grants, senior officials are turning their attention to the...
View ArticleAction Alert! Oppose Principal Firing through the Four Models!
NASSP has been steadfast in our opposition to the four models for school reform that would all require the principal’s replacement as a condition for receiving funds under the School Improvement Grants...
View ArticleCongress Fails in Effort to Pass DREAM Act
Despite weeks of public endorsements from the White House and other administration officials, the Senate was unable to garnish the 60 votes necessary to begin debate on legislation (H.R. 5281) to help...
View ArticleNASSP Weekly Federal Policy Update
Announcements: President Obama delivered his third State of the Union address on January 25 and called for three things in particular that he says are critical to “winning the future”: innovation,...
View ArticleCongressional Briefing Held On Children of Immigrant Families
First Focus held a briefing Thursday to discuss policy issues, including education policy, that affect the children of immigrant families. A study released by First Focus in conjunction with the...
View ArticleNASSP Weekly Federal Policy Update
Announcements FY 2011 Funding: The fiscal year 2011 appropriations process continues to be dramatic. As you recall from my update last week, we are currently operating under a short-term CR that...
View ArticleWeekly Federal Education Policy Update
Announcements Senator Introduces Two Bills With Full NASSP Support Graduation Promise Act: Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) this week has reintroduced the Graduation Promise Act, a bill to provide grants...
View ArticleBill to Reward States for Raising Compulsory Attendance Age
After reading NASSP’s position statement on raising the compulsory school attendance age, Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD) approached NASSP for assistance in drafting legislation to provide resources and...
View ArticleNASSP Advocacy Update – January 2013
Elementary and Secondary Education Act Status of ESEA Reauthorization Congress wrapped up 2012 with no movement on ESEA reauthorization and begins the 113th Congress with no indication of addressing...
View ArticleTitle I Provisions of Senate ESEA Bill Closely Mirror State Waiver Plans
Senate HELP Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) introduced legislation (S. 1094) yesterday to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Dropping the No Child Left Behind moniker,...
View ArticlePrincipals Need to Speak Up!
The NASSP State Coordinators and presidents-elect of our state affiliates stormed Capitol Hill on Wednesday, urging Congress to provide much-needed relief to educators hamstrung by the constraints of...
View ArticleHigh School Redesign Latest Buzz Word in Washington
In a roundtable event at Aviation High School in New York City last June, US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan highlighted key aspects of a new High School Redesign initiative that President Obama...
View ArticleED Seeks Applications for New Turnaround School Leaders Program
In order to ensure that more principals and assistant principals have the skills to lead turnaround efforts in their schools, the US Department of Education is seeking applications for a new program to...
View ArticleSenate Republicans Release ESEA Reauthorization Proposal
Fulfilling his promise to make reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) a top priority in the 114th Congress, Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) released a discussion draft to...
View ArticleSenate Releases Bipartisan ESEA Bill, Markup Scheduled Next Tuesday
After weeks of negotiations between Senate HELP Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA), the committee released a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the Elementary...
View ArticleCommittees Advance Education Funding Bills
The Republicans on the House and Senate Appropriations Committees continue to move forward with their goal of passing all 12 appropriations bills before the September 30 deadline, but not without a...
View ArticleSenate Passes ESEA Reauthorization Bill, Sets Stage for Conference Committee
Less than two weeks after the U.S. House of Representatives moved to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) by passing the Student Success Act (H.R. 5), the Senate followed suit...
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