NAESP Pres. Appears on Lifetime Network
Rob Monson recently appeared on The Balancing Act to discuss online education resources.
White House Call to Action on Jobs Act
Educators' voices make a difference in ensuring that the nation’s students are adequately prepared to thrive in the 21st century.
What’s Your Take on Merit Pay?
Our My Two Cents question for this month is: Should teachers and principals earn merit pay/performance-based bonuses? If so, based on what criteria? In addition to the responses we printed in the magazine, here is what some of your other colleagues had to say:
Congressional Panel Discusses ESEA With Principals
As part of NAESP’s National Leaders Conference on Thursday, the Association and AASA kicked the day into gear with a Congressional Panel comprised of speakers from the U.S. House of Representatives.
Principals Gather in Nation’s Capital to Impact ESEA Reauthorization
While students are on summer vacation, principals from around the nation have come to Washington, D.C., to take part in NAESP’s National Leaders Conference
ESEA Update - Flexibility Bill
ESEA Flexibility for States and Local Districts – Will this Help Principals Better Serve Disadvantaged Students?
NAESP Foundation's Expert Panel Discusses Pre-K-3 Alignment
High-quality early learning is the building block for student achievement. But for it to support a strong foundation for students, it has to be aligned with primary grades and federal policy.
ESEA: Legislative Renewal or Regulatory Relief?
In Monday’s issue of Politico, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced that the Department of Education would be ready to provide “regulatory relief” from the current iteration of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), otherwise known as No Child Left Behind, if Congress is unable to reauthorize the law before the end of the year.
NAESP Urges Regulatory Relief for Cash-Strapped Schools
Last week, NAESP joined fifteen members of the Learning First Alliance in urging the U.S. Department of Education to consider issuing regulations to relieve states and local districts from unnecessary burdens authorized by No Child Left Behind, which was enacted in 2002. As Congress works to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), which expired three years ago, states and local districts face burdensome and costly requirements under the law and must redirect scarce resources to avoid sanctions.
House Committee Passes ESEA Repeals Bill
The first in a series of bills to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) passed the House Education and the Workforce Committee yesterday by a party line vote of 23-16. The Republican bill, HR 1891 New Priorities in Education Spending Act, seeks to eliminate 43 education programs in order to eliminate “ineffective” and “duplicative” programs and reduce the role of the federal government in education.
