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Senator Blunt, Federal Education Spending Erodes Local Control

June 6, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

Shane Vander Hart: You can’t have real local control in education without a severe reduction in the budget and size of the U.S. Department of Education.

Filed Under: Federalized Education Tagged With: Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump, federal education spending, Politico Morning Education, Roy Blunt

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

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