Updates
On Thursday, October 20, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions approved ESEA reauthorization legislation on a bipartisan vote (15-7). Three Republicans joined all committee Democrats in voting for the measure. Most of the core provisions of the draft bill remained in place at the conclusion of the mark-up, but a number of important changes were made to the legislation. The committee approved bill aims for college and career readiness for all students, focuses on the nation's persistently lowest achieving schools (transitioning away from the rigid AYP framework), prescribes specified turn-around models for the lowest performing schools, and focuses greater attention on teacher effectiveness (while still lacking a Title II mandate for states to implement evaluation systems). The final text also maintained a meaningful focus on early learning. Aside from a failed effort to strike the Promise Neighborhoods program, early learning did not feature prominently in the committee debate.For more information, please review the press release and Ranking Member Enzi's comments.
U.S. Department of Education Headlines
Navigating Technology and Art at a School of Contradictions October 20, 2011
Public-Private Partnerships Leveraging Resources for Student Success October 20, 2011
35 States, D.C. and Puerto Rico Submit Applications for the Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge October 20, 2011
Stopping Violence Against Women: Find a Town Hall Event Near You October 20, 2011
Secretary Duncan’s Straight Talk Is Music to Puerto Ricans’ Ears October 19, 2011
The American Jobs Act by the Numbers: 40 October 18, 2011
Congressional Headlines
Enzi: Still Much Work to Do on Education Reform Ranking, October 20, 2011
HELP Committee Approves Bipartisan Bill to Fix No Child Left Behind Chair, October 20, 2011
UPDATE: HELP Committee to Continue to Move Forward on Bill to Reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Chair, October 19, 2011
Enzi: ESEA Bill Represents Good Starting Point in Legislative Process Ranking, October 19, 2011
Harkin, Enzi Announce Bipartisan Support for Moving Forward with Education Reform Bill Chair, October 17, 2011
New Legislation
H.R.3240: Christopher Bryski Student Loan Protection Act
Sponsor: Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [NJ-8] (introduced 10/21/2011)
S.1716: Assuring Successful Students through Effective Teaching Act of 2011
Sponsor: Sen Sanders, Bernard [VT] (introduced 10/17/2011)
S.1719: School Food Recovery Act
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 10/17/2011)
S.1722: Early Learning Proficiency Act
Sponsor: Sen Boxer, Barbara [CA] (introduced 10/17/2011)
S.1723: Teachers and First Responders Back to Work Act of 2011
Sponsor: Sen Menendez, Robert [NJ] (introduced 10/17/2011)
S.1724: School Accountability Improvements Act
Sponsor: Sen Murkowski, Lisa [AK] (introduced 10/17/2011)
S.1725: Educational Accountability and State Flexibility Act
Sponsor: Sen Murkowski, Lisa [AK] (introduced 10/17/2011)
S.1748: A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require additional disclosures and protections for students and cosigners with respect to student loans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] (introduced 10/20/2011)
Publications
Mapping State Proficiency Standards Onto NAEP Scales: 2005-2007 National Center for Education Statistics. October 29, 2011
The Children Born in 2001 at Kindergarten Entry: First Findings From the Kindergarten Data Collections of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B) National Center for Education Statistics. October 28, 2011
2005-06 School Survey on Crime and Safety Survey Documentation National Center for Education Statistics. October 28, 2011
Numbers and Types of Public Elementary and Secondary Local Education Agencies From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2007-08 - First Look National Center for Education Statistics. October 22, 2011
Public School Graduates and Dropouts From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2006-07 National Center for Education Statistics. October 21, 2011
Data File: Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Universe Survey: School Year 2007–08. National Center for Education Statistics. October 17, 2011
Data File: Common Core of Data Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey: School Year 2007–08 National Center for Education Statistics. October 17, 2011
Information Required to Be Disclosed Under the Higher Education Act of 1965: Suggestions for Dissemination National Postsecondary Education Cooperative. October 16, 2011
The Nation's Report Card: Mathematics 2009. National Center for Education Statistics. October 14, 2011
Events
House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Hearing: Government-Run Student Loans: Ensuring the Direct Loan Program is Accountable to Students and Taxpayers. October 25, 2011 at 10:00 am. Rayburn House Office Building Room 2175.
