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Speaker Paul Ryan, Make ESEA Reauthorization Bill Public for 60 Days

November 19, 2015 By Erin Tuttle

Because this is the largest education bill Congress will pass in a decade Speaker Paul Ryan should make the ESEA reauthorization bill public for 60 days.

Filed Under: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Tagged With: Elementary and Secondary Education Act, ESEA Reauthorization, Every Child Achieves Act, Paul Ryan, Student Success Act, U.S. House

What Did the Senate Just Give Us? Looking at Every Child Achieves (Part II)

July 31, 2015 By Karen Effrem

Karen Effrem, President of Education Liberty Watchdog, provides a recap of the amendments, good and bad, proposed for S.1177, the Every Child Achieves Act.

Filed Under: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Tagged With: Every Child Achieves Act, No Child Left Behind, S. 1177, U.S. Senate

Take Heart and Keep Fighting

July 17, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

Take heart, you are making a difference. Take a collective breath, put some dirt on it, get back up and get back into the fight for sound education policy.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Elementary and Secondary Education Act Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Every Child Achieves Act, H.R. 5, high stakes testing, S. 1177, Student Success Act

U.S. Senate Passes the Every Child Achieves Act 81-17

July 16, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

The U.S. Senate passed S.1177, the Every Child Achieves Act, on a 81 to 17 vote on Thursday afternoon spending seven days debating the bill.

Filed Under: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Tagged With: American Principles in Action, Emmett McGroarty, Every Child Achieves Act, Heartland Institute, Heritage Foundation, Joy Pullmann, Lamar Alexander, Lindsey Burke, Mike Lee, No Child Left Behind, S. 1177, Sandra Stotsky, Steve Daines, Ted Cruz, Tim Scott

Cruz Amendment to Gut Testing Mandate Fails

July 16, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz’s amendment to S.1177, the Every Child Achieves Act, gutting the federal testing mandate failed on a 40 to 58 vote on Thursday morning.

Filed Under: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Tagged With: Every Child Achieves Act, Federal Testing Mandate, No Child Left Behind, S. 1177, Ted Cruz

Final Vote on S.1177, the Every Child Achieves Act, Expected Today

July 16, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

A cloture vote was taken for S.1177, the Every Child Achieves Act, and passed 86 to 12 on Wednesday in order to close debate, a vote is expected on Thursday.

Filed Under: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Tagged With: Every Child Achieves Act, S. 1177

U.S. Senate Votes Down Parental Opt-Outs

July 15, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

An amendment to S.1177, the Every Child Achieves Act, sponsored by U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) allowing parental opt-outs failed on a 32 to 64 vote.

Filed Under: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Tagged With: Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Every Child Achieves Act, Mike Lee, parental opt out, S. 1177

150 Amendments to Every Child Achieves Act

July 14, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

There are 150 amendments to the Every Child Achieves Act which may not be debated on if a cloture vote is brought early this week.

Filed Under: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Tagged With: Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Every Child Achieves Act, S. 1177

The Hatch-Markey Amendment Does Nothing to Protect Privacy

July 14, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

The amendment co-sponsored by U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) & Ed Markey (D-MA) doesn’t actually protect privacy, but creates a committee to study it.

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: Ed Markey, Every Child Achieves Act, Orrin Hatch, S. 1177, student data collection, student data privacy

The Every Child Achieves Act Continues Test-based Accountability

July 14, 2015 By Erin Tuttle

S. 1177 retains the 17 NCLB mandated annual tests in grades 3-12 and includes of student test performance in state accountability systems.

Filed Under: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Tagged With: assessments, Every Child Achieves Act, federal assessment mandate, Lamar Alexander, No Child Left Behind, testing and accountability

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