NAfME Submits Public Requests to Department of Education
After a year filled with historic advocacy firsts, 2015 closed out with a bang with the passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which will not only replace No Child…
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NAfME Participates in Department of Education Stakeholder Meeting
On Monday, January 11, the U.S. Department of Education held the first of its two stakeholder meetings, soliciting advice and recommendations from interested parties, on the implementation and operation of programs…
President Obama to Sign ESSA
In just moments after the Senate’s passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), the White House confirmed that President Obama will sign the bill into law TODAY (Thursday, December 10)…
No Child Left Behind Nears End – Congress Passes New Education Law with Stand-Alone Listing for Music!
By Christopher Woodside On December 9, the United States Senate passed the “Every Student Succeeds Act” (ESSA) [S. 1177] by a final vote count of 85 to 12, and the…
Senate Achieves Cloture and Sets Final ESSA Vote for December 9
Today, December 8th, the U.S. Senate voted to bring S. 1177, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), to cloture, ending any further debate and moving the bill one step closer…
House to Vote on ESEA Re-authorization Today
Today, as anticipated, the House of Representatives will vote on the conference report for the re-authorized Elementary and Secondary Education Act, named the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The House…
TAKE ACTION: Urge Congress to Pass ESEA!
This campaign has now passed. Visit this page for updates. Last week, prior to Thanksgiving, Congress reached a compromise agreement to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). …
ESEA Heads Towards Conference
Conference Committee Proceedings, Day 2 (Updated: 11/19/2015) Earlier this afternoon, ESEA Conferees voted 39-1 to approve a bicameral and bipartisan compromise to reauthorize ESEA. The lone “no” came from Senator…
Speaker John Boehner Announces Resignation
Surprising many today, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH-8) announced his resignation from Congress. Boehner will be ending his five-year term as Speaker at the end of October;…
Takeaways from NAfME’s 2015 National Assembly
What did you do on your summer break? In June, leaders of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) from throughout the United States gathered in Washington, D.C., to advocate…
