US House approves cutting back role in public schools

Every American deserves an equal opportunity to succeed, so every child in America – regardless of zip code – deserves a fair shot at a great education. The new law would prevent federal agencies from giving schools incentive through federal funding if they adopt Common Core or other specific academic standards.

But the rest of Utah’s congressional delegation disagrees with that assessment. “It is deeply disconcerting to realize that our elected officials do not operate with a sense of thoughtful gravity and utmost respect regarding policies that affect over 55 million school children in the United States”.

Republicans and Democrats since then have made some progress developing a framework to use to negotiate a new bill. So did Rep. Elizabeth Esty, D-5 District.

“It enshrines in law the expectation that where schools serve students poorly or have low graduation rates over extended periods of time, and where groups of students aren’t making progress, there will be accountability and action for change”, Duncan said in a statement after the vote.

The 1,000-plus page measure was a compromise reached by House and Senate negotiators. Many, including Malloy, thought the differences between the parties and the chambers could not be bridged.

In a press release, Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), one of the Republicans who voted against the ESSA, said “the new, longer replacement for No Child Left Behind…continues the massive federal overreach into America’s classrooms and homes, denying kids and their parents, teachers, schools, and states control over their own schools”. However, states will still be responsible for intervening in schools which rank in the bottom five percent nationally or who graduate less than two-thirds of their students.

For years, we’ve witnessed a negative impact on public education from underfunding our schools and to stripping teachers of their rights to collectively bargain for fair pay and conditions. “This bill finds the sweet spot between accountability for maintaining good schools on one hand, and preserving local control on other”.

All of Wisconsin’s seven voting U.S. House members want to slash the federal government’s role in public education.

It attempts to shrink the federal government’s role in schools to appease conservatives, while still comparing the performances of states and individual schools for progressives.

The Every Student Succeeds Act would void the administration’s NCLB waivers: The Department of Education began issuing waivers to states from the most burdensome parts of NCLB in 2012.

No Child Left Behind is the latest, now outmoded version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which is, at its core, a civil rights law.

According to the New York Times, most education advocacy groups, including both teachers unions and the National School Boards Association, as well as the National Governors Association, have signaled their support for the bill. It supports critical trauma-informed education for students living with toxic stress and violence.

“There are few areas with a bigger return on spending than an investment in a child’s education at an early age”, DeLauro said.

But not everyone is happy with the bill.

· Allows flexibility in the utilization of most federal education funds so that school districts can put the needs of their students first.

The Every Student Succeeds Act passed the House on Wednesday night by a vote of 359-64.

The bill has to next pass through the Senate.