Elementary and Secondary Education Act
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) emphasizes equal access to education, establishes high standards and accountability, and requires the inclusion of all students with disabilities in the student achievement system. The law authorizes federally funded education programs that are administered by the states. In 2002, Congress amended ESEA and reauthorized it as the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).
News
10/21/2011
Senate Committee approves bill to reauthorize Elementary and Secondary Education Act
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee voted 15-7 to approve a bill to reauthorize ESEA (known as No Child Left Behind). The bipartisan measure will now move to the Senate floor, hopefully before Thanksgiving.
Legislation
8/1/2010
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
from http://www.gpo.gov
Known as the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
Resources
3/8/2012
U.S. Department of Education Releases New Civil Rights Data, Including Restraint and Seclusion in Schools
ED's Office for Civil Rights offers data highlighting educational inequities for minority students, including students with disabilities.
10/26/2011
Charter Schools and Achievement
from http://www.crpe.org
This report by the Center on Reinventing Public Education examines the impact of charter schools on student achievement.
9/23/2011
Obama Administration will waive some requirements of No Child Left Behind
President Obama issued remarks today about his administration's plan to waive certain requirements for states under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act ("No Child Left Behind"). See the video, press release and fact sheet on how states can qualify.
Related Links
CCD Education Task Force
from http://www.c-c-d.org
Education Week Blog
National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) in the Institute for Education Sciences
from http://ies.ed.gov
National Center on Learning Disabilities: RTI Blog
from http://ncldtalks.org
