Updates
Last night, the House voted, 239-182, to approve an amendment offered by Appropriations Committee Chairman Obey adding $10 billion for an education jobs fund to the FY10 emergency supplemental spending package. The package includes $800 million in cuts to key Administration priorities, including Race to the Top and the Teacher Incentive Fund. The Senate will not take up the bill until after the July 4 recess.
For more information, including transcript and video, please visit the House Committee on Appropriations website.
New Legislation
H.R.5628: Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act
Sponsor: Rep McCarthy, Carolyn[NY-4] (introduced 6/29/2010) Cosponsors (18)
Committees: House Education and Labor
H.R.5671: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in troubled title I schools to reduce the dropout rate.
Sponsor: Rep Sanchez, Linda T. [CA-39] (introduced 7/1/2010) Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Education and Labor
S.3557: A bill to provide for Kindergarten Plus programs.
Sponsor: Sen Dodd, Christopher J. [CT] (introduced 6/30/2010) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
S.3558: A bill to improve the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Dodd, Christopher J. [CT] (introduced 6/30/2010) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
S.3559: A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to strengthen mentoring programs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Dodd, Christopher J. [CT] (introduced 6/30/2010) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions