Washington Update

ESEA

The Senate passed their version of the reauthorization, the Every Child Achieves Act (S. 1177) on July 16 with wide bipartisan support in an 81-17 vote. The vote follows the passage of the House version, the Student Success Act (H.R. 5) on July 8. Advocates are anticipating a Conference Committee to be formed to combine the two bills this fall. Congress is still on recess, but we are working hard to ensure principals have a voice in ESEA reauthorization. Working with the National Association of Elementary School Principals and the American Federation of School Administrators, NASSP sent a detailed letter to lawmakers on Capitol Hill outlining our concerns and priorities going forward with the ESEA conference report. Lend your voice to the cause today by sending an email to your senators and representatives through the Principal's Legislative Action Center!

Principal's Legislative Action Center (PLAC)

Appropriations

The Federal government's fiscal year starts October 1 and there are only 10 legislative working days in September to pass a budget agreement. The House and Senate Appropriations committees have both passed spending bills that include cuts to education spending and elimination of programs at the Department of Education.

Data Privacy

One of the next big issues for Congress is to tackle in K-12 education is student data privacy. More than six bills have been introduced in both the House and Senate by democrats and republicans. Learn more about the activity around student data privacy in Congress on the Principal's Policy Blog. For more advocacy news, check out the weekly Advocacy Update blog posts on the Principal's Policy Blog and sign up for alerts when new information is posted.