***MEDIA ADVISORY***: Ed and Workforce Committee Dems to Hold Forum on ESEA Reauthorization
WASHINGTON—Rewriting No Child Left Behind (NCLB), the most recent reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), is one of the most significant challenges before this Congress. Unfortunately, the Republicans on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce have chosen to move forward with their reauthorization process without holding a single committee hearing or seeking any input from Democrats. The Republican majority has introduced legislation that would dismantle ESEA’s foundation of equity and accountability, and they intend to fast track it through the House. In response, Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA), the committee’s ranking Democratic member, will host a forum on Thursday, February 5, at 10:30 a.m. with committee members, educators, researchers and advocates to better inform Congress’s ESEA reauthorization efforts.
WHAT:
Forum on ESEA Reauthorization
WHO:
House Education and the Workforce Committee members
Wade Henderson, President, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Neal McCluskey, Associate Director, Center for Educational Freedom, CATO Institute
Katrina Kickbush, Teacher, Wolfe Street Academy Public Charter School, Baltimore, MD
Michael Casserly, Executive Director, Council of Great City Schools
Kati Haycock, President, The Education Trust
Katy Neas, Executive Vice President for Public Affairs, Easter Seals
Delia Pompa, Senior Vice President for Programs, National Council of La Raza
Michael Towne, AP Physics Teacher, Citrus Hill High School, Perris, CA
Steven Barnett, Director, National Institute for Early Education Research
WHEN:
Thursday, February 5, 2015
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
WHERE:
2203 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Live webcast of the event can be seen below, or found here.
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