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U.S. Senate Sends ESEA Reauthorization to Obama

December 9, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

the U.S. Senate voted in favor – 85 to 12 – to pass the Every Student Achieves Act, the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) that replaces No Child Left Behind.

Filed Under: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Tagged With: Ben Sasse, Common Core, David Vitter, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, ESEA Reauthorization, James Risch, Jeff Flake, Jerry Moran, Lindsey G, Marco Rubio, Michael Crapo, Mike Lee, No Child Left Behind, Rand Paul, Richard Shelby, Roy Blunt, Steve Daines, Ted Cruz, Tim Scott

ESEA Reauthorization Conference Report Advances to Final Vote in the Senate

December 8, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

The ESEA reauthorization conference report, S.1177, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) advanced in the U.S. Senate on a 84 to 12 cloture vote.

Filed Under: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Tagged With: Ben Sasse, Bernie Sanders, Common Core, David Vitter, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, ESEA Reauthorization, James Risch, Jerry Moran, Lamar Alexander, Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio, Michael Crapo, Mike Lee, parental opt out, Patty Murray, Rand Paul, Richard Shelby, Roy Blunt, Steve Daines, Ted Cruz, Tim Scott

What Louisiana Gubernatorial Candidates Have in Common

November 9, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

The candidates in Louisiana’s governor’s race are anti-Common Core, but with the courts putting the ball in the BESE’s court don’t expect any changes soon.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, David Vitter, John Bel Edwards, Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Louisiana Gubernatorial race

David Vitter Releases Anti-Common Core Commercial

September 1, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-LA) released a campaign commercial focused on his opposition to Common Core in Louisiana’s gubernatorial race.

Filed Under: Candidates on Education, Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: David Vitter, John Bel Edwards, John White, Louisiana Gubernatorial race

Vitter’s Student Data Privacy Bill Gains Grassroots Support

May 14, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-LA) introduced the “Student Privacy Protection Act,” a bill that amends the General Education Provisions Act.

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: David Vitter, FERPA, General Education Provisions Act, student data mining, Student Privacy Protection Act, U.S. Senate

Senate Passes Local Control of Education Act as a Budget Amendment

March 27, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

The U.S. Senate today passed the Local Control of Education Act, sponsored by U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-Louisiana), as a budget amendment.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Elementary and Secondary Education Act Tagged With: Chuck Grassley, Common Core, David Vitter, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Local Control of Education Act, Steve Daines, Steve King, Ted Cruz

Reid Blocks Vitter’s Common Core Legislation From ‘CRomnibus’

December 15, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has blocked Senator David Vitter’s (R-LA) Common Core legislation from being attached to the CRomnibus bill.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, CRomnibus, David Vitter, Harry Reid, Local Control of Education Act, Race to the Top

Vitter Introduces Common Core Bill in U.S. Senate

December 10, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-LA) introduced S. 2967 in the U.S. Senate this bill is meant to curb the growing federal intrusion into education.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Federalized Education Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, David Vitter, S. 2967, Senate Education Committee, U.S. Senate

David Vitter Says He’s Now Against Common Core

December 2, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-LA) who plans to run for Governor in Louisiana announced yesterday that he is against Common Core. Below is a statement he made explaining why he changed his mind: Four months ago, I said that I supported strong standards like the Common Core standards Louisiana has adopted. But I said that […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, David Vitter, Louisiana

Louisiana Activists Urge Vitter to Reconsider His Support for Common Core

September 4, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

Early last month U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-LA) said that he strongly supports the Common Core in his state putting him at odds with Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal who signed an executive order pulling his state out of Common Core and PARCC, only to have that action blocked in court.  Jindal has since filed a […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Bobby Jindal, Common Core State Standards, David Vitter

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