View Full Version : This Week: House-No Child Left Behind/DOD Appropriations, Senate-Nuclear Option!
Video to get you all started on No Child Left Behind reauthorization:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTiyM1uEdus
GOP bill is improvement, but it still leaves federal government involved in education as Freedomworks explains:
House/Education: On Friday, the House may vote on H.R. 5, the Student Success Act. Sponsored by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), this bill would substantially reform the No Child Left Behind and other educations standards. One particular section of the bill does deserve special praise – section 5521 forbids the federal government from using education funding to coerce states to adopt federal standards, such as Common Core. Unfortunately, the rest of the bill specifically fails to provide for school choice, choosing to tinker with federal standards instead of putting control back into the hands of states, localities, and the parents.
http://www.freedomworks.org/blog/jwithrow/capitol-hill-update-15-july-2013
Expecting a lot of amendments to improve bill...but rules committee may stop them unfortunately...hope not.
Rumors are that Democrats are near having votes for cloture on Cordray...former Democrat Attorney general of Ohio to head the CFPB.
This is an unconstitutional department, and we are just spending money on paying him to head this unconstitutional agency.
Jonathan Weisman @jonathanweisman 25m
Lindsey Graham tells me he'll vote for Cordray, he'll get 60, pushing the #NuclearOption probably til tomorrow. D victory but also quandary
Good Ole' Lindsey...SOUTH CAROLINA MUST PRIMARY HIM!
Thank you to @senatorenzi for speaking against Cordray's #nomination to head #CFPB. #tcot
CaptUSA
07-16-2013, 08:49 AM
I support the nuclear bomb option for the Senate. (could we tell Rand to be in Iowa on that day?)
Democrat senator now praising McCain on Cordary & #CFPB. McCain should just join the #Democrat Party. #tcot
17 Senate R's voted for cloture on Cordray nomination: Ayotte, Blunt, Chambliss, Coats, Chambliss, Collins, Corker, Flake, Graham, Hatch, Hoeven, Isakson, Johanns, Kirk, McCain, Murkowski, Portman & Wicker.
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=1&vote=00174
Final Senate Roll Call Vote on Cordray. He has been confirmed 66-34.
Amendments To Watch in Student Success Act Debate:
Amendments To Watch in Today's Student Success Act Debate:
#3: Cardenas (D-CA): #51-Revised Increases the authorized funding level to $775,000,000 until FY 2019. (NO)
#4-Luetkemeyer (R-MO): #32: Expresses the sense of the Congress that States and local education agencies should maintain the rights and responsibilities of determining curriculum and assessments for elementary and secondary education. (Lean YES)
#6-Bentivolio (R-MI): #58: Requires State educational agencies to consult with private sector employers and entrepreneurs as part of its education plan. It also requires the Secretary to have representatives from private sector employers appointed to the peer-review process by reducing practitioners from 75 percent to 65 percent. (Lean YES)
#11-Schock (R-IL) and Meehan (R-PA):#44: Ensures that greater authority and governance are restored to local educational agencies as delegated by their States. It also ensures that the Secretary of Education does not impose any additional requirements or burdens on local educational agencies unless explicitly authorized by federal law. (Lean YES)
#12-Scalise (R-LA): #67: Late States that under Title II in H.R. 5, there would be no federal mandate for States to conduct teacher evaluations. (YES)
#14-Bishop (R-UT): #76: Late Eliminates Subsection C of Section 2111, which allows grant money to bypass states and go directly from the Department of Education to local districts. (YES)
#16-Brooks (R-IN) and Polis (D-CO): #5: Clarifies that federal funds may be used for computer science education. (Lean NO)
#17-Polis (D-CO) and Petri (R-WI): #25: Allows charter schools to use grant funds for teacher preparation, professional development, and improving school conditions; ensures that charter schools expand outreach to low-income and underserved populations. (Lean YES)
#19-Mullin (R-OK): #65: Late Revised Strikes language in the bill that allows consolidated districts to be eligible for payment if they do not qualify after consolidation; strikes language allowing for mid-year adjustment for student counts; makes the 8007 Construction Program a competitive grant program. (Lean YES)
#20-Garrett (R-NJ): #18: Clarifies that states that opt out of receiving funds, or are not awarded funds, under this Act are not required to carry out any of the requirements of the programs under this Act. The amendment also clarifies that states are not required to participate in any program under this Act. (YES)
#21: Broun (R-GA): #21: Revised Requires the Secretary of Education to include in their report to Congress the average salary of employees who were determined to be associated with eliminated or consolidated programs or projects by the underlying legislation and a report on the average salaries of the employees of the Department according to their job function. (Lean YES)
#22-Culberson (R-TX): #39: Revised Empowers States by giving them the opportunity to accept or reject federal grant money. Grant money rejected by State legislatures would be dedicated to paying off our outstanding national debt. (YES)
#25-Cantor (R-VA) and Bishop (R-UT): #30: Cantor (R-VA) and Bishop (R-UT): Allows Title I funds to follow students to other public schools or charter schools, upon the state opting to allow it. (Lean YES)
House beginning debate on rule for Student Success Act.
#3: Cardenas (D-CA): #51-Revised Increases the authorized funding level to $775,000,000 until FY 2019. (NO)
Federal government should not be spending more for education.
Withdraws his amendment, supports Miller (D-CA) substitute amendment which would have more spending.
#4-Luetkemeyer (R-MO): #32: Expresses the sense of the Congress that States and local education agencies should maintain the rights and responsibilities of determining curriculum and assessments for elementary and secondary education. (Lean YES)
Would fight against Common Core. Recorded Vote will occur later on this evening.
#6-Bentivolio (R-MI): #58: Requires State educational agencies to consult with private sector employers and entrepreneurs as part of its education plan. It also requires the Secretary to have representatives from private sector employers appointed to the peer-review process by reducing practitioners from 75 percent to 65 percent. (Lean YES)
Debating now. Amendment adopted.
#11-Schock (R-IL) and Meehan (R-PA):#44: Ensures that greater authority and governance are restored to local educational agencies as delegated by their States. It also ensures that the Secretary of Education does not impose any additional requirements or burdens on local educational agencies unless explicitly authorized by federal law. (Lean YES)
Recorded Vote Requested to later on this evening.
#12-Scalise (R-LA): #67: Late States that under Title II in H.R. 5, there would be no federal mandate for States to conduct teacher evaluations. (YES)
Adopted by Voice Vote!
#14-Bishop (R-UT): #76: Late Eliminates Subsection C of Section 2111, which allows grant money to bypass states and go directly from the Department of Education to local districts. (YES)
Recorded Vote Requested. Urging YES vote!
First up: #55 Restores, and make policy improvements to, educational support programs for American Indian, Alaska Native, and
Native Hawaiian students which are currently authorized under Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and would be diminished by HR 5, the Student Success Act. (Young (AK) Amendment)---Leaning YES)
Roll Call Votes going on now.
House day beginning today.
Now debating: Culberson #39 (REVISED) Empowers States by giving them the opportunity to accept or reject federal grant money. Grant money rejected by State legislatures would be dedicated to paying off our outstanding national debt.
Recorded Vote Requested. Urging YES vote!
#25: Cantor (R-VA) and Bishop (R-UT): #30 Allows Title I funds to follow students to other public schools or charter schools, upon the state opting to allow it.
Urging Strong YES vote! Adopted by voice vote.
I oppose the Miller substitute. Hope it fails.
Amendment votes beginning.
First up:
#39 (REVISED) Empowers States by giving them the
opportunity to accept or reject federal grant money. Grant
money rejected by State legislatures would be dedicated to
paying off our outstanding national debt. (Culberson).
Student Success Act Passes 221-207. http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll374.xml
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