The RISE Stronger Education Policy Working Group seeks to promote sensible education policies that will care for the needs of all children in the U.S.
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May 24, 2017
WEEK 7 IN EDUCATION: TRANSGENDER RIGHTS CASE RETURNED AND EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT UNDERMINED MAR 14, 2017 12:38 AM EDTThis week, the Supreme Court declined to hear the case of Gavin Grimm, a transgender teen who sued his school district in Virginia for the right to use the bathroom associated with the gender with which he identifies. In sending the case back to the lower court for review, the Supreme Court also vacated the appeals court's order in Mr. Grimm's favor. The Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit will now be faced with the task of determining whether Title IX rules allowing for the provision of "separate toilet, locker rooms and shower facilities on the basis of sex" can be extended to provide protections for transgender students.With only one Republican in opposition, Senate Republicans voted Thursday to repeal regulations associated with the Every Student Succeeds Act. Similar legislation was passed by the House of Representatives last month. President Trump has signaled that he will sign the resolution, which will preserve ESSA, but nullify certain regulations and give more power ov... READ MORE |
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May 24, 2017
WEEK 6 IN EDUCATION: TRANSGENDER STUDENTS, VOUCHERS, AND HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES MAR 6, 2017 5:49 PM ESTPresident Trump rescinded critical federal guidelines issued by the Obama administration that instructed schools to allow students to use bathrooms and locker rooms according to their gender identities, insisting that the issue was best left to states to decide. A Texas court ruling last year had already placed a partial stay on this rule.Senate Joint Resolution 25 was introduced in the Senate on Tuesday. The bill, which has already been approved by the House of Representatives, would end regulations finalized late last year that govern state plans concerning testing opt-outs, school turnarounds, and other accountability measures to ensure they meet appropriate standards. On Tuesday, Trump signed an executive order that moved a federally funded initiative focused on Historically Black Colleges and Universities from the Department of Education to the White House. Trump has promised to increase funding to the HBCUs. In his address the same evening to a joint session of Congress, Trump... READ MORE |
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May 24, 2017
URGENT: ACT NOW TO STOP BETSY DEVOS FEB 2, 2017 2:44 PM EST Betsy DeVos' Senate vote is scheduled for 6:30am, Friday, February 3. We are likely just one Republican Senator away from halting her confirmation on the Senate floor, scheduled for Friday, February 3. The team at RISE is asking that you act now to help make this possible. Reach out to friends, family, and your communities. Call, write, tweet, facebook, your Senators today and tomorrow morning to ask that they vote NO for Betsy DeVos.DeVos is an opponent of public schooling. Her transparent, longstanding desire to privatize education presents significant concerns to all parents with children in public schools, and all educators, that our public schools will be deprived of critical funding. Here is RISE Stronger's statement on Betsy DeVos. Two Republican Senators (Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murowski of Alaska) have already said they cannot support her. We just need just one more senator to vote no in order to halt this nomination from going forward. Please call your Senators rig... READ MORE |
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May 24, 2017
REPUBLICAN SENATORS TO VOTE NO ON DEVOS FOR EDUCATION SECRETARY FEB 1, 2017 2:28 PM ESTBREAKING NEWS/CALL TO ACTION: Two Republican Senators Announce they will not vote for Betsy DeVos for Education Secretary! Please call Lisa Murkowski (Alaska 202-224-6665) and Susan Collins (Maine 202-224-2523) to thank them immediately. Call other Republican Senators and tell them that this bipartisan support clearly shows DeVos is unqualified.FOR ANY STATE: Dial 1-202-224-3121, enter your zip-code and be connected automatically to your SenatorJoin us: https://www.facebook.com/RISEStronger.orghttps://www.risestronger.org/sign_uphttps://twitter.com/RISE_stronger ...READ MORE |
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May 24, 2017
BETSY DEVOS - EDUCATION SECRETARY - SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR AND PENSIONS COMMITTEE JAN 17, 2017 10:28 AM EST Betsy DeVos, nominee for Education Secretary, has little relevant experience or credentials as an education leader that would qualify her to set national standards and prioritize the billions of tax dollars that support our public schools. She lacks an education degree, and she has no experience in pedagogy, curriculum development, or school governance. She has not attended, taught in, or been a parent of a child in public schools. Moreover, she seeks to privatize public education and bring public dollars into private, religious schools. DeVos's financial disclosure form, given to the Office of Government Ethics, was so woefully incomplete that her initial confirmation hearing date was delayed to provide additional time for her to disclose relevant conflicts of interest within the last five years, as well as her plans to resolve those conflicts. DeVos has a net worth of $5.1 billion and is current chairman of the Windquest Group, a Michigan-based investment management compa... READ MORE |
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Apr 22, 2017
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