The Foundations of Evidence-Based Policymaking (S. 2046) was referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Senate GOP Helps Nix Troubling Appointment
Several GOP Senators helped derail the appointment of New Mexico’s pro-Common Core Education Secretary Hanna Skandera to the U.S. Department of Education.
John King Confirmed as Secretary of Education
The U.S. Senate confirmed Dr. John B. King, Jr. as Secretary of Education on a 49-40 vote.
Will The Senate Vote to Stop John King?
Dr. John B. King, Jr., the acting U.S. Secretary of Education, is up for a confirmation vote in the U.S. Senate later today who was a disaster for New Yorkers.
Action Needed: ESSA Vote Expected in Senate on Tuesday
The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, on Tuesday.
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.
What Did the Senate Just Give Us? Looking at Every Child Achieves (Part I)
Karen Effrem of Education Liberty Watch takes a closer look at what the U.S. Senate give us in its Every Child Achieves Act, S.1177.
Sandra Stotsky Warns of U.S. Senate’s “Gross Violation of Civic Procedure” In Reauthorization of ESEA
Sandra Stotsky in a video warns of the U.S. Senate’s “gross violation of civic procedure” in their upcoming attempt to reauthorize No Child Left Behind.
The Danger in the Details of the Every Child Achieves Act of 2015
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee recently passed the Every Child Achieves Act of 2015 in the hope of finally reauthorizing NCLB.
Vitter’s Student Data Privacy Bill Gains Grassroots Support
U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-LA) introduced the “Student Privacy Protection Act,” a bill that amends the General Education Provisions Act.