On Wednesday, January 18th, the U.S. Department of Education announced that it was scrapping its attempt to publish final rules regarding “supplement, not supplant” for ESSA. As federal education dollars…
Recap of the 2016 Elections and What Lies Ahead Below is a summary of the Presidential, Congressional, and State Elections of 2016, and an outlook on potential changes to key…
Monday, August 1st marked the end of No Child Left Behind as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) became the major K-12 federal education law of the land. NCLB isn’t…
For Immediate Release Contact: Catherina Hurlburt at NAfME catherinah@nafme.org or (703) 860-4000, x.216 National Association for Music Education Sponsoring Committee for Education Funding Presidential Forum RESTON, VA (May 26,…
The U.S. Department of Education has announced its third and final meeting of its Negotiated Rulemaking Committee, set for April 18-19, next Monday and Tuesday. The Committee will continue to…
Today, U.S. Secretary of Education John King will visit and speak at the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts, a magnet school located in the heart of downtown Las Vegas. King…
Shirley Hufstedler, our nation’s first education secretary, has died. She was 90. Hufstedler was one of the first women to graduate from Stanford Law School, and was appointed to the California…
Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Education’s Negotiated Rulemaking Committee held its first series of meetings to discuss regulation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The negotiated rule…
UPDATE 3/14/2016: Dr. John B. King Jr. has been approved by the Senate as the next Secretary of Education. His appointment was approved by a vote of 49-40. The Senate will…
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee has voted in favor of Dr. John King’s nomination for Secretary of Education 16 – 6. King, who is a former teacher…
