No Child Left Behind
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U.S. Department of Education
Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
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On March 13, the Obama administration released its blueprint for revising the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).
The blueprint challenges the nation to embrace education standards that would put America on a path to global leadership. It provides incentives for states to adopt academic standards that prepare students to succeed in college and the workplace, and create accountability systems that measure student growth toward meeting the goal that all children graduate and succeed in college.
Specific Elements:
On May 4, 2010 the Obama administration released a series of documents outlining the research that supports the proposals in the blueprint. These research summaries will serve to inform conversations around ESEA reauthorization and the reforms that research shows are necessary. These documents outline the research base around each section of the blueprint, including:
ESEA Reauthorization: Recommendations from IDEA Partnership Partner Organizations
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)
AACTE recommendations, testimony, and statements
On March 24, AACTE submitted recommendations for ESEA reauthorization to the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor. The Association also helped draft recommendations from the Higher Education Task Force on Teacher Preparation.
American Association of School Administrators (AASA)
All Children Will Learn
This document provides AASA’s Proposal for Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
Read news and press about the reauthorization of ESEA.
American School Counselor Association (ASCA)
ASCA Response to Blueprint for Reform
Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE)
ESEA Reauthorization Making News
Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE)
CASE offers recommendations for the reauthorization of ESEA
Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)
CCSSO President Testifies before Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
Education Commission of the States (ECS)
Reauthorization Issues--Selected Research & Readings
Higher Education Consortium for Special Education (HECSE)
Recommendations for ESEA
Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)
LDA comments on ESEA Blueprint
National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)
NAESP Statement on Obama Administration’s Blueprint for ESEA
National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
NASP Comments/Recommendations on Reauthorization of NCSP
National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)
Obama Administration's ESEA School-Turnaround Proposal May Do More Harm Than Good
National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)
NASBE Core Principles and Recommendations for ESEA
National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE)
Principles for the Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
As contained in "2009-2010 Policies for the Jurisdiction of the Education Committee"
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National Education Association (NEA)
NEA’S MESSAGE TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ON THE REAUTHORIZATION OF ESEA
National School Board Association (NSBA)
Issue Brief: Reauthorization Of The Elementary And Secondary Education Act