The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee’s Confirmation Hearing for President-Elect Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, has been postponed until January 17th at 5pm. The hearing…
What States Must Do in the New Year to Create Their Accountability System and Plan for ESSA Implementation As we head into 2017, the U.S. Department of Education has…
Earlier this week, President-Elect Trump announced that his choice for U.S. Secretary of Education will be Betsy DeVos, a prominent advocate for school choice and charter schools. DeVos, who hails…
“A Well-Rounded Education is not just a nicety, it’s a necessity” – U.S. Secretary of Education, John King On Wednesday, July 13th, Secretary King held a conference call announcing a…
On Wednesday, July 13th, Secretary King will be holding a conference call at 2:00 p.m. EST to “release guidance that seeks to raise awareness, enthusiasm and support of a more…
The US Department of Education released its draft rules for accountability under Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA) on May 26, 2016. According to the Department’s announcement, the new law “replaces…
With the passage of ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act), NAfME continues its work to ensure music educators are prepared in the coming school year as ESSA goes into effect. As…
Negotiated rulemaking collapses on Supplement, not Supplant; U.S. Department of Education to now write the rules on their own The recent negotiated rulemaking process that has been playing out on…
