Education Policy Outlook
John Segota, CAE Associate Executive Director for Public Policy & Professional Relations
2011 TexTESOL State Conference
Overview
• 112thCongress • Obama Administration • Education Policy
– Reform – ESEA – WIA – Immigration
• Advocacy
112th Congress
• House of Representatives – 240 Republicans – 192 Democrats – 3 Vacancies
• Senate – 53 Democrats* – 47 Republicans
House of Representatives
• Leadership – Speaker of the House – Rep. John Boehner (R-OH)
• Education and Labor – Chairman – Rep. John Kline (R-MN)
U.S. Senate
• Leadership – Majority Leader - Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV)
• Health, Education, Labor and Pensions – Chairman – Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)
Congressional Focus
• American Jobs Act (AJA)
• Budget Control Act – “Supercommittee”
• Appropriations – Ominbus or “minibus”
U.S. Department of Education
• Arne Duncan - Secretary of Education
• Russlynn Ali - Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Education
• Rosalinda Barrera, Assistant Secretary, OELA Director
• Brenda Dann-Messler, Assistant Secretary, Vocational and Adult Education
Education Reform
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act – Race to the Top Fund
– Enhanced Assessment Grants
• Common Core State Standards initiative
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
• Blueprint for Reform – College- and Career-Ready
Students
– Great Teachers and Leaders in Every School
– Equity and Opportunity for All Students
• ESEA Flexibility
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
• HR 2445 - State and Local Flexibility Act
• Senate Elementary and Secondary Education Reauthorization Act
• English Learning and Innovation Act (S 1158)
Adult Education
• Workforce Investment Act
• Adult Education & Economic Growth Act (H.R. 2226)
• National Adult Education & Family Literacy Week – Sept. 15-16, 2011
• Adult Literacy Caucus
Integration & Immigration
• Deportation Waivers
• DREAM Act – S. 952 / H.R. 3842
• Strengthen and Unite Communities with Civics Education and English Skills Act (H.R. 1617)
Online Resources
• TESOL’s U.S. Advocacy Action Center – http://capwiz.com/tesol
E-mail: [email protected] Twitter: @JohnSegota
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