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elements of that legislation. Visit here daily for the
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Report from the Hill: ESEA Reauthorization
June 24, 2010—The AEP legislative event, A Day on the Hill,
featured updates from Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO), Moira Lenehan-Razzuri
(Legislative Assistant for Senator Brown, D-OH), and Jessica Gross
(Legislative Assistant for Congressman Mike Castle, R-DE) on the
status of the ESEA Reauthorization. These are the key points from
their briefings.
Timing: Both parties want a
bipartisan ESEA reauthorization. However, both sides are also looking
at significant changes to the law, so the timeline is unclear. While
the official word is that the reauthorization is moving forward,
there are many issues to discuss, and the Senate schedule is tight.
In addition, if the reauthorization is not passed before November
and control of either the House or Senate changes in the election,
the law may need to be completely rewritten. If control does not
change, then the law would most likely be fast-tracked in for the
new session.
Funding: Chances are 50-50 that
the budget will lock in all ARRA funding levels for education programs.
Race to the Top and Investing in Innovation are especially expensive,
and chances for full funding so far are not good. More important,
it's difficult to ask states to completely revamp their programs
when they are struggling just to keep enough educators in the classroom
and to keep the schools running. Congress will be taking a hard
look at every program to see what worked, what didn't, and areas
for sustainable funding.
Content of the bill: Both the
House and the Senate education subcommittees held several hearings
on the ESEA. Now, they are brainstorming and looking for input on
the language. The blueprint from the Obama Administration is a good
starting point because it took Congress' focus from just trying
to fix aspects of NCLB to really thinking about what will help make
students college- and career-ready. Key areas of interest include
school leadership, individualized assessment, literacy across all
subjects, and professional development for teachers.
Educational materials: All of
the presenters understood that there are more instructional products
than just basal textbooks and voiced support for students having
access to age- and developmentally appropriate materials. They also
said that they are looking for culturally and linguistically diverse
materials to help students of all cultures.
The final advice they gave is for AEP members to talk to not only
the members of the education committees but to educate all members
about the ESEA. They need to understand why the bill needs to be
rewritten now instead of just tweaking the language in the current
law.
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