Yesterday’s CEF update. I have not been following ESEA, so if any of you have identified any issues in ESEA that we should be aware of, please feel free to share here. Jeff > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Joel Packer <jpacker@cef.org> > To: Joel Packer <jpacker@cef.org> > Subject: Meeting Notice and Thursday Update > Date: January 15, 2015 at 2:05:28 PM EST > > > > 1. Meeting Announcement: We will have our regular Friday meeting tomorrow, January 16 at the Hall of the States, 444 North Capitol St., NW in Room 233/235. Thanks to CSU for hosting. As usual, we’ll start at 9 am with breakfast with the meeting starting at 9:30 am. The call in number is 1-877-885-3221 PIN: 247-4788#. Our guest speaker will be Mark Cruz, Legislative Assistant, Congressman Todd Rokita, Chair, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education. See attached for the agenda and the updated meeting schedule. > > 2. CEF Committees: You can now sign-up to serve on one or more CEF committees via this Google doc: http://bit.ly/1xXvZ5W <http://bit.ly/1xXvZ5W>. There are separate tabs for each committee. Anais is finalizing email lists for each committee. > > 3. FY 16 Budget: > a. According to Bloomberg News, Obama to Seek Spending Boost of Nearly 7 Percent, Setting Up Fight With Congress <http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2015-01-15/obama-budget-to-seek-spending-boost-of-nearly-7-percent.html>, the President’s budget will propose an increase $34 billion each for both defense and NDD discretionary spending, above the current sequester level caps. > > b. The Hill had an interview <http://thehill.com/policy/finance/budget/229557-price-the-gops-new-budget-boss> with new House Budget Committee Chairman Price in which he indicated that he wants to balance the federal budget in possibly less than 10 years. > > 4. Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee: House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers yesterday announced <http://appropriations.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=393934> the subcommittee membership for all of the subcommittees. On L-HHS-ED, Mike Simpson (ID) rejoins the subcommittee, and Charlie Dent (PA) and Scott Rigell (VA) are newly joining the subcommittee. David Joyce (OH) and Chris Stewart (UT) are going off. There will now be 8 Republicans and four Democrats. The Dems are expected to announce their subcommittee assignments next week. > > Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies > Green highlighted are new on the subcommittee > Republicans (8) > Clerk: Susan Ross > Tom Cole <http://www.cq.com/person/15873>, Okla. –NEW Chairman > Mike Simpson, Idaho > Steve Womack, Ark.– Vice-Chairman > Chuck Fleischmann Tenn. > Andy Harris, Md. > Martha Roby, Ala. > Charlie Dent, Pa. > Scott Rigell, Va. > Democrats (4) > Clerk: Lisa Molyneux > Rosa DeLauro <http://www.cq.com/person/92>, Conn. - Ranking Member > Lucille Roybal-Allard <http://www.cq.com/person/60>, Calif. > Barbara Lee <http://www.cq.com/person/36>, Calif. > Michael M. Honda <http://www.cq.com/person/6999>, Calif. > > See attached for the latest updated list of key committee members and key committee changes. > > 5. NDD United Extended Deadline! Sign on By January 19 To Help Stop Sequestration: We’re broken 2,000 signatures on the NDD letter…and since we’re shooting for 3,000 we decided to extend the deadline ONE LAST TIME to Monday January 19. See attached for details and the link to sign on. PLEASE encourage your state affiliates and local chapters to sign on as well! > > 6. ESEA: > a. We prepared the attached charts that list all the programs authorized in the Alexander draft ESEA bill along with a comparison of the authorized versus the appropriated levels. The bill sets the FY 16 and beyond yearly total authorized level at the current appropriation level for ESEA programs, but since it doesn’t include I3, it's really $120 million below current K12 funding. > > b. The first HELP hearing is scheduled for Jan. 21 at 10 am in 430 Dirksen: Fixing No Child Left Behind: Testing and Accountability <http://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/hearing/?id=1ad5f642-5056-a032-52f2-57297bf23f2b>. The Committee plans two additional hearings tentatively on January 27 and February 3 and hopes to markup by the end of February. > > c. News clips/blogs: > i. Democrats Voice Concerns, Stakeholders Have Mixed Reactions to NCLB Draft <http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2015/01/stakeholders_mixed_reaction.html> (Politics K12) > ii. ESEA Proposal Could Change Research Role in Education Planning <http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2015/01/esea_proposal_could_change_res.html> (Politics K12) > iii. AFT, Obama-Linked Think Tank Champion Annual Testing—With a Caveat <http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2015/01/aft_obama-linked_think_tank_pr.html> (Politics K12) > iv. ESEA update: More red than green in Lamar Alexander's reauthorization bill <http://edexcellence.net/articles/esea-update-more-red-than-green-in-lamar-alexanders-reauthorization-bill> (Flypaper) > v. Alexander’s ESEA Draft: A Plan Isn’t a Good Plan <http://blog.bellwethereducation.org/alexanders-esea-draft-a-plan-isnt-a-good-plan/> (Bellwether) > > 7. ED Grant Competitions: The Department of Education has posted a list <http://www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/grantapps/index.html> of currently open discretionary grant competitions, with links to detailed listings that include application packages > > Joel Packer > CEF Executive Director > JPacker@cef.org <mailto:JPacker@cef.org> > 202-383-0083 > 202-255-0915 (cell) > www.cef.org <http://www.cef.org/> > www.Twitter.com/edfunding <http://www.twitter.com/edfunding> >