NEWS AND ACTIVITIES during the 114th Congress ~ January 3, 2015 to January 3, 2017
The Congress passed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) on December 10, 2015.
Information on the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is available here.
More about including students with disabilities in assessments and accountability
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U.S.
Senate ::
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee
114th Congress :: HELP Committee Webpage :: Ranking Member's Webpage
July 16, 2015: The Senate passes S.1177, the Every Child Achieves Act, by a vote of 81-17. During Floor debate 178 amendments were considered and 66 were adopted.
Floor activity:
July 13, 2015: Summary :: Video
July 14, 2015: Summary :: Video
July 15, 2015: Summary :: Video
July 16, 2015: Summary :: Video
April 30, 2015: HELP Committee passes Every Child Achieves Act by a vote of 22-0. In committee, 29 amendments were adopted to the bill. Video of committee mark-up (held over 3 days, April 14, 15, and 16) and all amendments offered are available from this page.
February 3, 2015: HELP Committee Roundtable on Fixing No Child Left Behind: Innovation to Better Meet the Needs of Students
January 27, 2015: HELP Committee hearing* on Fixing No Child Left Behind: Supporting Teachers and School Leaders
January 21, 2015: HELP Committee hearing* on Fixing No Child Left Behind: Testing and Accountability
January 14, 2015: HELP Committee Ranking member Patty Murray outlines priorities for ESEA reauthorization.
January 13, 2015: HELP Committee Chairman, Lamar Alexander, releases discussion draft of bill to reauthorize ESEA. Read press release here.
Click HERE to access the discussion draft.
*All hearings are steamed live on the Internet and the archived video and witness testimony are made available immediately following the hearing!
U.S.
House of Representatives ::
Education and the Workforce Committee
114th Congress :: Committee's
K-12 Education Web page :: Education and the Workforce Democrats' Website
July 8, 2015: House passes HR 5, Student Success Act, by a vote of 218 to 213. Received in the Senate on July 13, 2015.
February 11, 2015: Education and the Workforce Committee passes Student Success Act by a vote of 21 to 16.
Committee Report :: Archived webcast
February 3, 2015: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline introduces the Student Success Act.
January 22, 2015: Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline talks about the committee's priorities including ESEA reauthorization at the American Enterprise Institute. Watch video of his remarks here.
ESEA activities in previous sessions of Congress:
113th Congress
(January 3, 2013 to January 3, 2015)
112th Congress
(January 3, 2011 to January 3, 2013)
111th Congress
(January 3, 2009 to January 3, 2011)
U.S.
Department of Education :: ESEA Reauthorization
Website
July 16, 2015: Statement by U.S.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Senate passage of Every Child Achieves Act. July 8, 2015: Statement by U.S.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan on House passage of Student Success Act. January 12, 2015: U.S.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan delivers speech outlining vision for ESEA reauthorization.
September 23, 2011: U.S. Dept. of Education announced flexibility regarding specific requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) in exchange for rigorous and comprehensive State-developed plans designed to improve educational outcomes for all students, close achievement gaps, increase equity, and improve the quality of instruction.
Details here.
Read our report on Issues for Students with Disabilities in ESEA Flexibility.
August
3, 2010: U.S.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan addressed
the August Mega-Conference,
telling the
group "I understand that parents are compelled to
advocate because they see that their sons and daughters aren't
getting
the free, appropriate public education that federal law guarantees
them." Read
the full speech here.
March
13, 2010 :: The
U.S. Dept. of
Education released "A
Blueprint for Reform: The Reauthorization of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act".
Congressional
Hearings on
the USED Blueprint (111th Congress):
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Hearing in the Senate Health, Education,
Labor and Pension (HELP) Committee ::March 17, 2010
Statements
and Webcast archive
- Hearing
in the House of
Representatives :: March 17, 2010
Statements
of Members and Witnesses :: Webcast
archive
Series of Stakeholders Forums
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November 20, 2009 Forum
on "Educating
Diverse Learners"
Download files: Transcript
in MS Word :: Video :: Audio
Video of presentation by Dr. Judith Moening
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November 4, 2009 Forum on "Measuring Progress and Creating Continuous
Systems of Improvement"
Including testimony
by Dr. Martha Thurlow of the National
Center on Educational Outcomes
Download files: Transcript
in MS Word :: Video :: Audio
ORGANIZATIONAL
POSITIONS
See
what leading disability organizations and coalitions have to
say about updating the ESEA!
 Consortium
for Citizens with Disabilities Education Task Force :: Principles
for the ESEA reauthorization (2013) (PDF)
National
Down Syndrome Society & National Down Syndrome Congress ::
ESEA Issues (PDF, 8 pgs)
Council
for Exceptional Children :: ESEA
Reauthorization Recommendations
Learning
Disabilities Association of America :: ESEA
Recommendations (PDF, 9 pgs)
Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates :: ESEA Position and Letters
Democrats
for Education Reform :: Statement
of Principles (PDF)
National
Universal Design for Learning Task force :: Recommendations
for ESEA Reauthorization (PDF)
School
Success for All Coalition :: Recommendations to
Improve School Climate (PDF)
Parents Across America :: Recommendations for ESEA/NCLB reauthorization (PDF)
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