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In late December, Congress made permanent the educator tax deduction that allows educators to deduct eligible unreimbursed classroom spending up to $250. The deduction was also improved by indexing it to inflation and including professional development as an eligible expense. It’s welcome news for public school educators, 99.5 percent of whom dip into their own
State Board of Education appoints former Arizona lawmaker Richard Crandall as the next CDE commissioner. He will start his job on January 19. CEA looks forward to continuing our partnership with CDE under Commissioner Crandall’s leadership to improve our public schools for every Colorado student and implementing the Every Student Succeeds Act. For
Led by educators and parents, the movement to reduce standardized testing notched up critical victories in state legislatures, school boards, and in Washington, D.C., and has been instrumental in the media’s heightened scrutiny of the effects of over testing. There’s a lot of work to be done in the years ahead, but it is undeniable
Life After No Child Left Behind: What’s Inside the Every Student Succeeds Act It’s official: The NCLB era is over and the Every Student Succeeds era is here. How does the new national education law forge a new path on testing and opportunity? Read More »
President Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) into law Dec. 10, ending the No Child Left Behind era in American education. The ESSA, a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the federal education law known as the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, passed both houses of Congress over the last two weeks. “The passage of
December 09, 2015 – The U.S. Senate today approved S. 1177, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), a bipartisan and bicameral bill to reauthorize the federal education law known as the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. President Barack Obama is expected to sign the bill into law as soon as this week. “Today, the U.S.
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For nearly 14 long years, students and educators have lived under the deeply flawed No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. The Every Student Succeeds Act returns decision making for our nation’s education back where it belongs – in the hands of local educators, parents and communities – while keeping the focus on students most in
Today, we celebrate our Education Support Professionals! Part of the observance of American Education Week, It’s a celebration in honor of ESPs who keep schools running and students safe, healthy and ready to learn. ESPs not only work to serve students in public schools, they are dedicated to both their jobs and their communities. ESP
