Moderate Senators Release ESEA Proposal
A group of eleven moderate Democratic Senators, led by Sens. Michael Bennet (CO) and Kay Hagan (NC), this week unveiled a plan to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The plan, which closely resembles the President’s Blueprint for Reform released last year, focuses on the following key principles:
1. Accountability Structure
2. School Turnaround
3. Teachers and Leaders
4. Foster Innovation
5. Equity in Resources
“In North Carolina, we understand that our economic strength as a country is dependent on well educated and highly skilled workers ready to compete in the global economy,†said Hagan.
Other Senators that signed onto the proposal include Joe Lieberman (CT), Mary Landrieu (LA), Thomas Carper (DE), Joe Manchin (WV), Chris Coons (DE), Herb Kohl (WI), Dianne Feinstein (CA), Mark Warner (VA) and Mark Begich (AK).
Tags: Congress, federal legislation, NCLB/ESEA, Public Policy, Secondary