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.
What Did the Senate Just Give Us? Looking at Every Child Achieves (Part II)
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.
Take Heart and Keep Fighting
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.
U.S. Senate Passes the Every Child Achieves Act 81-17
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.
Cruz Amendment to Gut Testing Mandate Fails
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.
Final Vote on S.1177, the Every Child Achieves Act, Expected Today
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.
U.S. Senate Votes Down Parental Opt-Outs
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.
150 Amendments to Every Child Achieves Act
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.
The Hatch-Markey Amendment Does Nothing to Protect Privacy
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.
The Every Child Achieves Act Continues Test-based Accountability
S. 1177 retains the 17 NCLB mandated annual tests in grades 3-12 and includes of student test performance in state accountability systems.