Lots of appropriations and ESEA stuff. One adult ed note — The Department of Education has posted an update to its Fiscal Years 2014-2016 state funding tables for formula-based programs, and FWIW, the 2014 numbers for adult ed state grants are said to be final. Jeff > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Joel Packer <jpacker@cef.org> > Subject: Meeting Notice and Thursday Update > Date: July 9, 2015 at 6:15:45 PM EDT > To: Joel Packer <jpacker@cef.org> > > > > REGISTER: CEF GALA 2015 > Thanks to the National Student Clearinghouse, AJCU, knowledge Alliance, NAFIS, NAICU, and NASFAA for purchasing tables/sponsorships! > > CEF Meeting: We will meet tomorrow, Friday, July 10. We’ll be in a new location! The Raben Group (my office!) at 1341 G Street, NW, Fifth Floor. It’s one block from the 13th and G Streets exit from the Metro Center station. Our guest speaker will be Bryce McKibben, Education Policy Advisor, Democratic Staff, Senate HELP (he’ll be focused on HEA). As usual, we’ll start at 9 am with breakfast with the meeting starting at 9:30 am. For those not able to attend: Call-in #: 1-877-885-3221 PIN: 247-4788# . > Click here for the agenda and here for the updated meeting schedule > 2. FY 2016 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations: OMB Director Donovan today sent this Letter to the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations with respect to the FY 2016 Department of Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. > > · The bill provides $5.3 billion less than the President's Budget for the Department of Education, including nearly $3.9 billion less for our Nation's pre-K-12 students. It would eliminate 10 programs and underfund core programs, including Title I, which supports educational improvements for our most vulnerable students, programs for educators who are doing the important work of preparing America's students for the future, and critical resources used to tum around low-performing schools. > > Among the programs slated for elimination is the Investing in Innovation Fund (i3), which is helping to identify what works when it comes to supporting effective teachers and principals, turning around persistently low-performing schools, and leveraging technology to accelerate student learning. First in the World, which in its first two years is helping to identify innovative solutions to the persistent and widespread challenges preventing college completion, would also be eliminated. Without these unique initiatives, there will be no robust mechanisms for testing innovative ideas and scaling proven ones to help ensure that the Federal investment in education has the greatest impact on student educational achievement at all levels. > > · The bill rescinds $300 million in balances from the Pell Grant program, which would make it more difficult to help students pay for college. These resources will be needed to fully fund the program in future years. It also cuts funding for administering and overseeing the student aid programs by $220 million, or roughly 16 percent, below the President's request, hurting the Department of Education's ability to hold the approximately 6,500 colleges and universities that receive Federal dollars accountable to students and taxpayers and ensure that all students have access to high quality loan servicing. > > · Overall, the bill provides $83 million less than the President's Budget for administration of Department of Education programs, which is $20 million below the FY 2015 enacted level. A reduction of this magnitude could require, for example, a furlough of 1,900 employees for a month, which would jeopardize schedules for grant awards to States and school districts and prevent core financial management activities. > > Other FY 2016 Appropriations: > The House today pulled for the floor prior to passage the FY 2016 H.R. 2822 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016. It was pulled due to a dispute over displaying the Confederate flag in national cemeteries. > The House next week may consider the FY 2016 Financial Services/General Government Appropriations bill on the floor. > Today, the House Homeland Security Subcommittee approved its FY 2016 Appropriations bill – the 12th and final appropriations bill to be acted on in the house. It will be marked up in full Committee on July 14th. > The Senate Appropriations today approved the FY2016 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill. > 4. State Tables: The Department of Education has posted updated Fiscal Years 2014-2016 State Tables. Funds included in the State-by-State tables are for agency programs that allocate funds to States or local educational agencies using statutory formulas. The totals do not reflect all Department of Education funds that a State receives. States and other entities may also receive Department funds awarded on a competitive basis. These tables also include financial support from selected student aid programs that provide funds to postsecondary institutions located in the State, as well as the new federally supported loans made to students attending postsecondary institutions located in the State. > > FY 2014 amounts for the following program are final . > · Improving Teacher Quality State Grants > · Neglected and Delinquent Children and Youth Education > · State Assessments > · 21st Century Community Learning Centers > · Career and Technical Education State Grants > · Adult Basic and Literacy Education State Grants > · English Literacy and Civics Education State Grants > ESEA: > House: Here are various statements and news stories about yesterday’s passage of HR 5: > · Kline, Rokita Applaud House Passage of the Student Success Act > > · Scott Statement on Passage of Partisan Bill to Reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act > > · Statement from U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on U.S. House of Representatives Passing Partisan Bill to Reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act > > · Alexander Statement on House Passage of Bill to Fix No Child Left Behind > > · Murray Statement on House Passage of Partisan No Child Left Behind Rewrite > > · House Passes ESEA Rewrite 218-213; Senate Debate Continues(Politics K12) > > · House narrowly votes to renew No Child Left Behind after drama (The Hill) > > · House leaders muster passage of education bill (Politico) > > Senate: The Senate has concluded votes this week on S. 1177. At 5:30 pm on Monday, July 13, the Senate will proceed to vote in relation to the following amendments to S. 1177: > · Hatch amendment to establish a committee on student privacy policy. (#2080) > > · Kaine amendment to amend the State accountability system under section 1113(b)(3) regarding the measures used to ensure that students are ready to enter postsecondary education or the workforce without the need for postsecondary remediation. (#2118) > > It has now passed 20 amendments and defeated four. See these documents from CEF: > > · Status of S. 1177 amendments July 9 > > · Text of S. 1177 amendments July 7 > > · Text of S. 1177 amendments July 8 > > The following amendments are currently pending to the Every Child Achieves Act of 2015 (S. 1177): > > · Alexander-Murray amendment in the nature of a substitute (#2089) > > · Peters amendment to allow local educational agencies to use parent and family engagement funds for financial literacy activities. (#2095) > > · Warren amendment to amend section 1111(d) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding the cross-tabulation of student data. (#2120) vote did not occur today upon the request of the amendment sponsors Senators Warren and Gardner, but a vote may still occur in the future > > · Kirk amendment to ensure that States measure and report on indicators of student access to critical educational resources and identify disparities in such resources, and for other purposes. (#2161) > > · Scott amendment to expand opportunity by allowing Title I funds to follow low-income children. (#2132) > > · Hatch amendment to establish a committee on student privacy policy. (#2080) > > · Franken amendment to end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools. (#2093) > > · Kaine amendment to amend the State accountability system under section 1113(b)(3) regarding the measures used to ensure that students are ready to enter postsecondary education or the workforce without the need for postsecondary remediation. (#2118) > > Today the Senate acted on the following: > > · Daines Amdt #2089: A PLUS Act failed 44-54 > > · Brown Amdt #2099: Site Resource Coordinators adopted 98-0 > > · Toomey Amdt #2094: K-12 Background Checks adopted 98-0 > > The following amendments passed by voice: > > · Portman Amdt #2147: Recovery Support Services > > · Manchin Amdt #2103: Volunteerism and Community Service Activities > > · Kaine Amdt #2096: Career and Technical Education (CTE) Core Academic Subject > > · Heller Amdt #2121: Consultation with Governors > > · Feinstein Amdt #2087: Homeless HUD Definition Training > > · Fischer Amdt #2079: Local Governance of Education > > The following amendments were agreed to by unanimous consent en bloc: > > · Gardner amendment to enable local educational agencies to use funds under part A of title 1 for dual or concurrent enrollment programs at eligible schools. (#2083) > > · McCaskill amendment enabling states, as a consortium, to use certain grant funds to voluntarily develop a process that allows teachers who are licensed or certified in a participating State to teach in other participating states. (#2092) > > · Gillibrand amendment to amend the program under part E of title II to ensure increased access to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics subject fields for underrepresented students, and for other purposes. (#2108) > > · Gardner amendment to include charter school representatives in the list of entities with whom State and local educational agency shall consult in the development of plans under title I. (#2119) > > · Casey amendment to improve the bill relating to appropriate accommodations for children with disabilities. (#2131) > > · Klobuchar amendment to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 relating to improving student academic achievement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. (#2138) > > 6. Staff Change: Kelly Broughan has left the Democratic staff of the Education and Workforce Committee and is now working for CEF member Teach for America. Welcome Kelly! > > 7. Education and Mortality: Attached please find an invitation to a briefing on Monday, July 27 about the impact of education on mortality. AERA is a cosponsor. > > 8. Reading and Health: See this blog post in The Hill today: Fixing healthcare in America begins with growing good readers > > 9. Education Research: See this commentary on today’s Roll call: Education Research Gets Result > > Joel Packer > CEF Executive Director > JPacker@cef.org > 202-383-0083 > 202-255-0915 (cell) > www.cef.org > www.Twitter.com/edfunding > NOTE OUR NEW ADDRESS > 1341 G Street, NW > Fifth Floor > Washington, DC 20005