On Tuesday, January 24, President Barack Obama will give the annual State of the Union address. Obama has heard from organizations all over the political spectrum about what they think his priorities should be for the next year. AAUW is no exception. Below, in no particular order, is our wish list for President Obama’s 2012 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Elementary and Secondary Education Act’
Schools Should Serve All Children, Not Just Some
Posted in Students & Educational Issues, tagged Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title I, Where the Girls Are on July 12, 2011, | 1 Comment »
Tomorrow, July 13, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce will vote on H.R. 2445, the State and Local Funding Flexibility Act, the third bill seeking to change the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). On the table is a change that would allow school districts to siphon funds away from the poorest schools [...]
Happy Birthday, Department of Education
Posted in Students & Educational Issues, tagged 30th anniversary, Department of Education, DoE, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, ESEA, Jimmy Carter, NCLB, No Child Left Behind on May 7, 2010, | Leave a Comment »
This month, the U.S. Department of Education celebrates 30 years as a stand-alone cabinet agency. It may seem hard to believe in 2010, but there was considerable opposition to its very existence when President Jimmy Carter signed legislation to split up the former Department of Health, Education, and Welfare three decades ago. Today, while there [...]
Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Posted in Students & Educational Issues, tagged Arne Duncan, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, ESEA, NCLB, No Child Left Behind, Obama Administration, Title IX on September 29, 2009, | 3 Comments »
Yesterday, my colleague Tracy Sherman and I attended a major stakeholders’ meeting at the Department of Education. The topic was the upcoming reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). More than 200 people packed the auditorium to get an early glimpse at the Obama administration’s thoughts on what the goals of reauthorization should [...]
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