NASSP & NAESP Outline Investment Priorities for FY 2014 Budget
NASSP joined forces with the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) to send a letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services,...
View ArticleSome ED Programs Partially Restored in FY14 Omnibus Appropriations Bill
Last night, the lead House and Senate Appropriators, Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY) and Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), released a $1.1 trillion omnibus appropriations bill for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014. The...
View ArticleNASSP Opposes New Private School Voucher Proposals
As part of National School Choice Week in late-January, Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) have introduced two bills to greatly increase federal funding for private school vouchers...
View ArticleNASSP Statement on the Administration’s FY 2015 Budget Proposal
NASSP Executive Director JoAnn Bartoletti issued the following statement on the FY 2015 budget proposal: President Obama’s proposed Fiscal Year 2015 budget offers plenty to celebrate, but also renews...
View ArticleSchool Leaders are Number Two Priority in President’s Budget
Today the President released his Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 budget request for the Department of Education. The President requested $68.6 billion in education funding which is an increase of $1.3 billion...
View ArticleTitle I & IDEA See Minimal Increases in FY15 Omnibus Appropriations Bill
Tuesday night, the House of Representatives released a massive omnibus appropriations bill that combined 11 of the 12 individual appropriations bills into one large spending bill that covers every...
View ArticleThe President’s FY2016 Budget: What’s in it for Education and Educators?
When I taught government class, I told my high school students that a budget outlines the priorities in which you are willing to invest. While President Obama clearly values education, the U.S....
View ArticleRural Schools Stand to Benefit from New and Pending Legislation
On April 16, President Obama signed the Medicare Access and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2015 into law. Included in this legislation is a two-year extension of the...
View ArticleThe Opt-Out Movement Gains Steam
Since the beginning of the 2014-2015 school year, tens of thousands of students across the country have opted out of federally mandated assessments. The opt-out movement has become a way for parents...
View ArticleCommittees Advance Education Funding Bills
The Republicans on the House and Senate Appropriations Committees continue to move forward with their goal of passing all 12 appropriations bills before the September 30 deadline, but not without a...
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