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: jsegota@tesol.org Twitter: @JohnSegota

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