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.…
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Broad Music Education Coalition Stands up for Teachers in Congress
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RESTON, VA (January 16, 2015)—Earlier this week, Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN), of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a “discussion draft” of his…
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…
New Education Committee Members in 114th Congress
The new 114th Congress will bring with it new ranking House and Senate education committee leaders when it convenes in 2015. In the House, Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA)…
NAfME Analyzes the 2014 Midterm Elections
The 2014 elections showed a strong Republican wave of support, with key demographics supportive of Democrats, such as voters under 25, single women, and African-American voters underrepresented versus previous…
FY 2015 CR Clears Senate
By a vote of 78-22, the Senate has passed an FY 2015 Continuing Resolution (CR), which will now head to President Obama’s desk for his signature. The new CR is…
Education Committee Members Commission GAO Report on NCLB
This week, Senator Lamar Alexander and Representative John Kline requested in a letter to the Government Accountability Office on Tuesday that the agency study the current waiver policy for No…
FY 2015 Senate Appropriations Markup and NEA’s New Chair
On Tuesday this week, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education completed its markup of the President’s FY 2015 proposed education budget. The markup included…
