NASSP Calls on Principals to Use Funds for Reform
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) allocated an unprecedented $100 billion in federal funding for education, but how will that money actually reach your schools? There doesn’t seem to be...
View ArticleKline (TN) New Top Republican on House Education & Labor Committee
Rep. John Kline (R-TN) recently replaced Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA) as the highest-ranking Republican on the House Education and Labor Committee. McKeon left the committee to become the...
View ArticleWith the Passing of Senator Kennedy Comes Sadness and a New Chairman
NASSP mourns the loss of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) who was a true champion of education and child welfare as chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee. As the...
View ArticleIDEA Legislative Recommendations
On Nov. 3, 2009, NASSP released its Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Task Force Legislative Recommendations. The nine recommendations were developed by the IDEA Task Force, which is...
View ArticleNASSP Weekly Federal Policy Update
Starting this week, NASSP will post these updates each Friday. Be sure to check here each week for valuable and up-to-date news on federal education policy and NASSP advocacy! Announcements: Education...
View ArticleEd and Workforce Committee Holds Hearing on the Burdens of Regulation
The House Education and the Workforce Committee held a hearing Tuesday to evaluate the consequences of federal regulations on our nation’s schools. Serving as witnesses at the hearing were Dr. Edgar...
View ArticleResponse to Intervention Expands Reach
Schools and districts are showing increased interest in “Response to Intervention”, a multi-tiered process focused on early identification and response to student learning problems. RTI first gained...
View ArticleRep. George Miller Introduces Keeping All Children Safe Act
Rep. George Miller (D-CA), ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, introduced a bill known as the Keeping All Students Safe Act on April 6th. The bipartisan legislation would...
View ArticleWeekly Federal Education Policy Update
Announcements Education Hearing: The Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), held a hearing this week to examine the role of charter...
View ArticleLegislators Urge Full Funding for Special Education Programs and Services
As a member of the IDEA Full Funding Coalition, NASSP is very pleased that Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) has reintroduced the IDEA Full Funding Act...
View ArticleSenate Republicans Release Competing ESEA Proposal
Since bipartisan negotiations on legislation to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) failed last month, Senate HELP Committee Ranking Member Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and other...
View ArticleSenate Committee Approves ESEA Reauthorization Bill
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee spent two days debating a bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The Strengthen America Schools Act (S....
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