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Transcript of TESOL Education Policy Outlook - 2015 Ohio TESOL
U.S. Federal Education andLanguage Policy Update
John Segota, CAEAssociate Executive Director for Public Policy & Professional Relations
2015 Ohio TESOL Conference
Overview
• 114th Congress• Obama Administration• Education Policy– Federal Budget– ESEA– WIA– Immigration
114th Congress
House of Representatives– 247 Republicans– 188 Democrats
Senate– 54 Republicans– 44 Democrats– 2 Independents
House of Representatives
• Leadership– Speaker of the House – Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)
• Education and Workforce– Chairman – Rep. John Kline (R-MN)
U.S. Senate
• Leadership– Majority Leader – Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
• HELP Committee– Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
U.S. Department of Education
• Arne Duncan – Secretary of Education
• John B. King, Jr. – Acting Deputy Secretary of Education
U.S. Department of Education
• Johan Uvin – Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Voc. & Adult Ed.
• Libia Gil – Assistant Deputy Secretary and Director, OELA
President’s FY2016 Budget Proposal
§ Strengthens education from early childhood through higher education as part of an overall fiscally responsible plan.
§ $70.7 billion in discretionary funding, an increase of $3.6 billion, or 5.4 percent, over the 2015 level.
§ Mandatory initiatives include Preschool for All, Teaching for Tomorrow, and America’s College Promise.
§ Four core themes: 1. Increasing equity and opportunity for all students 2. Expanding high-quality early learning programs3. Supporting teachers and school leaders 4. Improving access, affordability, and student outcomes in
postsecondary education
Equity and Opportunity
§ Title I: $1 billion to help schools, districts, and States meet the challenge of reaching high standards for disadvantaged students.
§ ESEA: $2.7 billion increase, including $93 million for Promise Neighborhoods, $50 million Native Youth initiative, $36 million for English learners, and new support for streamlining assessments.
§ Equity and Opportunity pilots: New flexibility for districts that can best demonstrate true comparability in State and local funding for high-and low-poverty schools.
§ IDEA: $175 million increase for students with disabilities.
§ Civil Rights Enforcement: $31 million increase for enforcement efforts at the Office for Civil Rights.
2016 Budget Request
FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 Budget Request
Title I -ESEA
$14.38 billion $14.4 billion $15.4 billion
Title III -ESEA
$723 million $737 million $773 million
Title II -WIA
$564 million $569 million $569 million
EL/Civics -WIA
$71 million $71 million ?
Budget Status
• Bicameral budget resolution passed• 302(b) allocations developed – $153.05 billion for Labor/HHS– 2.4% cute from FY2015 levels
• Sequester caps in place for FY2016
Budget Deal
• Tentative 2-year deal– Lifts mandatory spending caps set by sequestration– Increase federal spending by $80 billion– Suspends debt limit until March 2017
• Passed House andSenate this week
• Education– No direct funds– No policy implications
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
• House bill – Student Success Act – HR 5– Removes Title III, and folds English language acquisition accountability into Title I
– Supports flexibility of districts and “portability” of funds
• Passed Education andWorkforce Committeein February
• Passed House in July
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
• Every Child Achieves Act – S. 1177– Bipartisan legislation– Accountability for ELLs moved to state plans– New standardized entrance and exit proceduresfor ELLs
– New reporting requirements for • Long-term ELLs
• ELLs with disabilities
OCR/DOJ Dear Colleague Letter
• Issued January 7, 2015• Single guidance document that addresses array of federal laws governing schools’ obligations to ELs
• Distributed to states• Available online at http://1.usa.gov/1Dl9Wt0
OCR/DOJ Dear Colleague Letter
• Explains schools' obligations to:– identify English learner students in a timely, valid and reliable manner;;– provide qualified staff and sufficient resources for instructing English learner students;;
– ensure English learner students have equitable access to school programs and activities;;
– avoid unnecessary segregation of English learner students from other students;;
– monitor students' progress in learning English and doing grade-level classwork;;
– evaluate the effectiveness of English learner programs;; and– provide limited English proficient parents with information about school programs, services, and activities in a language they understand.
OELA EL Toolkit
• Ten chapter toolkit to be read in conjunction with Dear Colleague Letter
• Containsoverview, sample tools, and resources• Introduction in 11 languages• Chapters include:
– Staffing and Support
– Creating an Inclusive Environment
– Addressing ELs with Disabilities
– Ensuring Meaningful Communication with EL Parents
• Available at http://1.usa.gov/1exU0tO
Supporting Undocumented Youth
• Resources aimed at high school and college students and includes:– An overview of the rights of undocumented students;;– Tips for educators on how to support undocumented youth in high school and college;;
– Key information on non-citizen access to federal financial aid;;– A list of private scholarships for which undocumented youth might be eligible;;
– Information on federally-funded adult education programs at the local level;; – Guidance for migrant students in accessing their education records for DACA.
• Available at http://1.usa.gov/1XGgw59
Adult Education
• Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)– Signed into law July 22, 2014
– Reauthorizes and replaces the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA)• Amends the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (Title II)
– Effective date of implementation July 1, 2015
– State plans and accountabilityprovisions take effectJuly 1, 2016
Immigration Reform
• Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals (DACA)• Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA)– Civil suit – court injunction
• White House Task Force on New Americans• Federal Strategic Plan available athttp://1.usa.gov/1P2nGPw
2016 TESOL Advocacy & Policy Summit
19-21 June 2016
• Policy Updates• Advocacy Training• Congressional Visits
Embassy SuitesAlexandria, VA
http://www.tesol.org/AdvocacySummit
TESOL International Associationhttp://www.tesol.org
E-mail: [email protected]: @JohnSegota
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