House ESEA Vote Stalls Out
Earlier this afternoon, Republican leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives decided not pursue today’s scheduled vote on partisan reauthorization of ESEA, otherwise known as the “Student Success Act” (H.R.…
Tag: education reform
The House Education Bill: A First Look at H.R.5
Tuesday, February 3, 2015, House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Chairman Todd Rokita (R-IN) introduced their ESEA reauthorization…
NAfME's Report on President Obama’s FY16 Budget Proposal
The President has proposed his version of the Federal budget for upcoming 2016, a total $3.99 trillion plan that would return education, defense, and other programs to pre-sequester levels. With…
The Other Music Advocates
Teachers: You’re instructing. You’re mentoring. You’re tutoring outside the classroom. A little help with advocating for your profession would be greatly appreciated! And it’s definitely necessary. Share this fact with…
The Best Answer to Giving the Middle Class a Leg Up
Education is the hot-button policy issue of the moment: Parents want a high-quality education for their children, so the next generation can have more opportunities than they had. Everyone wants…
NAfME Executive Director and CEO Michael Butera Welcomes New Members of 114th Congress
This month the 65 new senators and representatives will receive congratulatory letters from NAfME Executive Director and CEO Michael Butera. “On behalf of the National Association for Music Education, I…
Getting STEAMed about Education
In regularly promoting STEAM education (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math), I experience some pushback from STEM supporters. “Don’t knock STEM!” they tell me. But I’m not. If supporting STEAM is…
New U.S. Student Scores on International Assessments
This week, the results of the 2012 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) tests were released; comparing student performance in science, math, and reading across 64 countries. As a whole,…
