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Peter Waite
Wed, Nov 9, 2016 10:13 PM
Here is the piece that Jim Parker mentioned on today's policy call.
From: James Parker [mailto:jtparker@atlanticbb.net]
Sent: Wednesday, November 9, 2016 4:21 PM
To: Peter Waite
Subject: FW: POLITICO's Morning Education: What Donald Trump's stunning win means for education - Imagining a Trump Education Department - A roundup of state education chief races and ballot initiatives
Peter please share with other policy group folks.
Jim
From: Morning Education [mailto:morningeducation@politico.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2016 10:13 AM
To: jtparker@atlanticbb.net
Subject: POLITICO's Morning Education: What Donald Trump's stunning win means for education - Imagining a Trump Education Department - A roundup of state education chief races and ballot initiatives
By Michael Stratford | 11/09/2016 10:00 AM EDT
With help from Kimberly Hefling, Caitlin Emma and Benjamin Wermund
WHAT DONALD TRUMP'S VICTORY MEANS FOR EDUCATION: Donald Trump's stunning win last night will install a president in the White House who is likely to shake up the current education establishment just as aggressively as he plans to disrupt Washington. Trump's presidency casts a great deal of uncertainty over federal education policy going forward.
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Trump made only a fleeting and vague reference to education during an acceptance speech early this morning, as he pledged to bring his business experience to government. Trump vowed "to fix our inner cities and rebuild our highways, bridges, tunnels, airports, schools, hospitals."
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Trump has offered few details about his views on education policy. But he and his surrogates have echoed some longstanding conservative talking points - all of which would drastically scale back the federal government's role in both K-12 and higher education. Those ideas range from encouraging school choice through the use of federal block grantshttp://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921378616e8116017ceef3c875b70160da26611f4716ff11f4e0c to transferring the student loan system back over to private lenders. Melania Trump has said http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137ca02d73a3b80d6113c35ac9aab6dbf5282e326fff4b19b7c she'd focus on protecting children from cyberbullying on social media, and Ivanka Trump has joined with her father to highlight the issue of child care affordability.
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Trump will clearly have common ground with congressional Republicans on some proposals. One area where Trump - who had strong backinghttp://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137b0e1cb47dfe2bd32c204316c28a80191f6f3261fc6369099 from white voters without a college degree Tuesday night - is in lockstep with some GOP lawmakers is in calling for greater scrutiny of how colleges with massive endowments use those funds. North Carolina Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b9213782de510d9ce4036409128b70245f0cd8147948cc555c2c21 (R-N.C.), who will likely become chair of the House education committee, previously told POLITICO that a Trump presidency would be "akin to Heaven on Earth" compared with the Obama administration's education and labor policies.
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Still, many of Trump's education proposals have been vague, and at times contradictory. Trump wants to strip down the Education Department and get the federal government out of the student loan business. But he's also proposed a more-liberal loan forgiveness plan than what is in place - a change that would likely be managed by the Education Department. Some of his pitches, like scrapping Common Core and ending political correctness on campus, are clearly outside the bounds of what a president can actually do. As a result, some in the education world are scratching their heads about what a President Trump will mean to them. "I don't know that they're freaking out. I think they're thinking exactly what they were a few days before the election, which is, 'Gee - what will he do?'" said Jason Delisle, a fellow at the conservative American Enterprise Institute. "We'll have a lot of questions."
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Trump has said he'd dismantle the Education Department - a decades-old conservative talking point. Still, a complete shutdown of the agency is unlikely to happen. His surrogates have said he'll at least "downsize" the department to an entity that just allocates funding. For example, they've said there's no need to keep the department's Office for Civil Rights, which oversees Title IX enforcement and has become increasingly active over the last eight years as the spotlight on campus sexual assault increased. But eliminating OCR would be "absolutely devastating to survivors and educational access in this country," said Alyssa Peterson, a policy coordinator at Know Your IX, a group that advocates on behalf of sexual assault victims.
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Trump campaigned on a vow to "drain the swamp" in Washington, but his posture suggests he may be gunning for the Ivory Tower too. "I don't know what else Trump might have in store," said Christopher P. Loss, a Vanderbilt University professor who studies the history of higher education policy. "Slashed research budgets? Austerity measures? Neither would surprise me. Obviously, Trump's supporters aren't found in great numbers inside the academy, and he exhibits little to no interest in the life of the mind, so some kind of retribution - given his well-known penchant for exacting revenge against his opponents - seems likely." Benjamin Wermund has morehttp://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921370c12a2d7d7fab805885d6125dd8ee8f1325fd68d26f709d9.
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WHAT WILL TRUMP'S EDUCATION DEPARTMENT LOOK LIKE? Donald Trump has made clear that the Education Department would play a reduced role in his administration - and he has even proposed eliminating it completely, which would take an act of Congress. But Trump has also offered a few hints about who he might pick to lead the department while it's still around.
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Among those who may be on the shortlist is Ben Carson, the retired neurosurgeon who ran against Trump in the primary but later endorsed the Republican presidential candidate. About Carson, Trump has said he was "most impressed with his views on education," calling them a "tremendous strength."
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Another possibility: Gerard Robinson, a fellow at the conservative-leaning American Enterprise Institute, who has been working on education issues for Trump's transition team. Robinson, who previously held top education posts in Virginia and Florida, is a big supporter of school choice reforms that Trump has said would be a priority.
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Trump surrogate Carl Paladino, a businessman who previously challenged New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and also sits on the local school board in Buffalo, N.Y., has saidhttp://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921375af4afbf8aa57c26873664d122ef69dc0c4fe5885d3dcd21 Trump's pick probably wouldn't be someone from the education policy world. Some speculate Trump could pick someone with a business background.
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who is leading Trump's transition team, has had a hostile relationship with teachers unions.
STATUS QUO FOR SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Republicans maintained their control of the Senate last night - which means Sen. Lamar Alexanderhttp://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137486848fb6b0c30a146d0fb1003261219ace95ae84b7c3408 (R-Tenn.) will most likely continue as chair of the Senate HELP Committee. Sen. Patty Murrayhttp://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921372275d3a0581fc37e1d7e86299077d0ad5d5488fbb8652d3c (D-Wash.), who cruised to re-election last night, is likely to remain as the top Democrat on the panel.
NEW LEADERSHIP ON HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Republicans fended off Democratic challenges last night to hold on to the House - and that means there will be a new Republican chair of the House education committee. Rep. Virginia Foxxhttp://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921378ac7c99df37fbfedfd4eb05331aca50cf9b28c1d8e7a1a56 (R-N.C.) is the frontrunner to replace the retiring chairman Rep. John Klinehttp://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921372e8c38d3494be65b144a8eaaae218fe629be6cd959954aa1 (R-Minn.). Here's a lookhttp://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137e6c169f23c31eeb711711abfd78ae7feef7cf68702f24ec4 at what Foxx wants to do as chair of the committee.
WHAT WOULD TRUMP DO ON HIGHER ED REGS? Donald Trump has said little about how he would approach federal rules on colleges and universities. He has spoken broadly about scaling back federal regulations, so it's likely he'll target some of Obama's higher education rules for elimination. And there are a handful of outstanding issues that will be left over from the Obama administration - issues with which a Trump Education Department will have to grapple.
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Student loan repayment: Trump has called for a new income-based repayment option that would cap borrowers' monthly payments at 12.5 percent of their income and forgive any remaining debt after borrowers make payments for 15 years. That's a slight shift from the existing policy, which sets those thresholds at 10 percent and 20 years, respectively. The Obama administration expanded those benefits to some borrowers through regulation - but it's unclear whether Trump would also seek to adopt his plan through executive authority, or instead work with Congress to change the law.
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State authorization regulations: The Obama administration is in the process of finalizing a regulation aimed at requiring state regulators to take a more-aggressive approach to overseeing the online college programs in their states. The rule likely won't take effect until July 2018 - which will give the incoming Trump administration plenty of time to tinker with the nuts and bolts of the controversial rule - or just completely eliminate it, as some Republicans would like.
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Borrower defense to repayment: The Obama administration last week finalized a sweeping package of rules aimed at making it easier for defrauded student loan borrowers to seek forgiveness of their debt. But it will be the Trump administration that implements the new regulations when they take effect in July 2017. Trump has sympathized with the plight of struggling student loan borrowers at various times on the campaign trail - but he hasn't given any indication of how he would approach the issue of debt relief for defrauded borrowers.
WHAT ABOUT K-12? Trump's pick for Education secretary will have to grapple with the Every Student Succeeds Act and how it affects nearly 100,000 public schools across the country. The Obama administration's strong ESSA regulations have drawn the ire of Republicans and some Democrats in Congress, along with state and local education officials, teachers unions and others. The Trump administration will likely have zero appetite to carry on Obama's legacy and it's possible that all the regulatory work to date could be upended or changed in a major way.
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Two key regulations to watch: 'supplement, not supplant,' and accountability. Education Secretary John B. King Jr. so far has proposed strong regulations for holding schools and school districts accountable for student learning and progress, in addition to ensuring that at-risk students are getting their fair share of state and local education dollars on top of federal Title I funding. Education policy watchers expect the Obama administration might be able to release a final rule in the coming months for holding schools accountable that both teachers unions and civil rights advocates can live with. But whether that's true for the Title I spending issue - called supplement, not supplant - is unclear.
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The Education Department's draft rule for supplement, not supplant, released in August, aims to equalize funding across schools in order to solve a historic problem: that poor and minority students often aren't getting their fair share of resources. But states and districts worry the rule will prove be a compliance nightmare. Noelle Ellerson, associate executive director for policy and advocacy at AASA, The School Superintendents Association, said the Title I spending issue might prove a key part of Obama's equity legacy, which means the administration might stick to its guns and issue a strong final rule in its final months.
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Senate HELP Chairman Lamar Alexanderhttp://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137486848fb6b0c30a146d0fb1003261219ace95ae84b7c3408 has said he won't hesitate to use the Congressional Review Act to void the regulations - a move that needs a presidential signature in order to take effect. Ellerson said a rider on a congressional appropriations bill is also a possibility.
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The Trump administration would also have a few options for handling controversial ESSA regulations left by Obama. Trump's Education Department could re-open an often painful process called negotiated-rulemaking - essentially starting from scratch on a regulation. Federal officials could make tweaks to the rules or Trump's Education Department could loosely enforce Obama's ESSA regulations. And the Trump administration could put out federal guidance - which is only supposed to clarify the Education Department's position on law - in a way that gives states and districts flexibility beyond what was envisioned by Obama's regulations.
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The next Education secretary will also have to approve state plans for holding schools accountable under ESSA. The Obama administration had a strong federal role when it came to grant-making and issuing and monitoring waivers from No Child Left Behind. So education policy wonks will be closely watching the Trump administration to see who's making key ESSA decisions at the Education Department, and just how much flexibility will be granted to states.
THE LATEST ON STATE BALLOT INITIATIVES: The controversial ballot referendum to expand the number of charter schools in Massachusetts was defeatedhttp://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b9213703e56bf1131e914796f4b1e4dd2ef8ac2078ba75539692dc Tuesday night. The fight over the referendum http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921372ac621baae16303ea29d7eaf9475c0a70b112952aeddf441 represented the broader division among Democrats over charter schools, attracting national attention and tens of millions in political spending. Question 2 earned support from Education Secretary John B. King Jr. and his predecessor, Arne Duncan. But state and national teachers unions poured their efforts into killing the measure, with support from Sen. Elizabeth Warrenhttp://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b9213709618ab3511373d799aa46c3940a6f78644d609318257482 (D-Mass.), Sen. Bernie Sanders http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b9213705efa7ec191e4da11a1dcaadcec1ec988ba0415b43953b87 (I-Vt.), Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and the Democratic State Committee. Liam Kerr, the Massachusetts state director for Democrats for Education Reform, said education reform advocates will continue fighting for expanded access to charter schools in the state. "While we are disappointed with the results in Massachusetts, we know that elections offer temporary victories and defeats, but movements endure," the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools said in a statement.
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In a high-profile defeat for Republican Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, voters rejected a ballot initiative that would've placed chronically-failing schools under state control. The measure sought to create an "Opportunity School District" modeled after similar state takeover school districts in Louisiana and Tennessee. Teachers unions opposed the initiative, while education reform groups supported it. The ballot initiative faced legal challengeshttp://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921378ff1aa8d7c8e27e7bfe86ceda731b7b5c8c0e49e45306ade, with opponents filing a lawsuit in September alleging that the language of the ballot question was intentionally misleading.
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In California, a ballot measurehttp://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b9213702cd5487b15e32f72e8d460f168a90408c43912409536611 that would give schools added flexibility to establish bilingual programs for both English-language learners and native English speakers passed. A bid to authorize a $9 billion school construction bond was leading in the vote tally this morning. And an initiative to extend the income tax on wealthy Californians for school funding passed.
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Also on the K-12 funding front: voters in Oklahoma voters defeated a 1 percent sales tax increase that was expected to generate $615 million per year, more than half of which would have gone to teacher raises. A ballot question in Oregon that would compel the state Legislature to fund dropout-prevention and career readiness programs in high schools passed. And a ballot question in Missouri that would've raised the state's tobacco tax to fund early-childhood initiatives was defeated. In Maine, the vote was too close to call this morning on a 3 percent income tax surcharge to fund public education.
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Voters in Louisiana defeated a ballot initiativehttp://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137015eb903c3fa484bd898de561a5aca8a3ba187ba066b1105 that would've transferred power over tuition hikes from state lawmakers to individual colleges and universities. And in Alaska, with a majority of precincts reporting, voters appeared to be rejecting a measure to allow the state to sell bonds to fund the state's student loan program.
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Read POLITICO Pro's in-depth look at this year's state ballot initiatives herehttp://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137015eb903c3fa484bd898de561a5aca8a3ba187ba066b1105.
SAY HELLO TO YOUR NEW STATE CHIEFS: In a major North Carolina upset, Republican Mark Johnson narrowly defeated Democratic Superintendent June Atkinson in her reelection bid. Atkinson is the country's longest-serving state superintendent. She had the support of the state teachers union and Johnson was long seen as the underdog. Johnson, a local board of education member, had the support of education reformers. He's supportive of school choice and one of his biggest issues has been expanding the use of personalized learning.
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Indiana voters Tuesday night elected Republican Jennifer McCormick, crushing the reelection hopes of Democratic Superintendent Glenda Ritz. Ritz dealt a surprising defeathttp://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b9213781918ec5df8238366e991354b2b8f575e156ad16fe8d7cab to a GOP incumbent in 2012. But since then, Ritz, the state board and Republican Gov. Mike Pence have had an extremely rocky relationship. McCormick ran on the notion that the state Education Department could be run more smoothlyhttp://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137dd441124b9e494ae27f743608d92e17d36b692f44a75575a, with better communication and management. More on the results herehttp://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921371bf78eb0f1de318a01ee43e7b3e9ea8e50f11653a8ad83b0.
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North Dakota Superintendent Kirsten Baesler won her reelection bid Tuesday, defeating fellow Republican and high school math teacher Joseph Chiang. Chiang recently signed a pledgehttp://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921371159919aef2f71fe805802fb041a2f3bcedf466fdd7a453e to eliminate the federal Education Department.
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In Washington state, in the race between Democrats Chris Reykdal and Erin Jones, Reykdal appeared to have a slight leadhttp://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137f7392851ca8052a877ffe9ac1c1263fc38c5efb4e8cc6351, according to initial vote counts.
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And In Montana's competitive state superintendent race, votes were still being tallied this morning in the fight between Democrat Melissa Romano and Republican Elsie Arntzen, although Arntzen appearshttp://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137c15e6b2fbc65df6751bb3933d0607048c1a80cb9cd3b51cc to be in the lead. The winner replaces Denise Juneau, who was facing a term limit and lost her bid Tuesday for a Democratic seat in Congress.
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Caitlin Emma previewed the state education chief races earlier this year. Read it herehttp://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b9213779cf35c7f90ff96b0613b2cd884520745fb52407b202cf13.
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Here is the piece that Jim Parker mentioned on today's policy call.
From: James Parker [mailto:jtparker@atlanticbb.net]
Sent: Wednesday, November 9, 2016 4:21 PM
To: Peter Waite
Subject: FW: POLITICO's Morning Education: What Donald Trump's stunning win means for education - Imagining a Trump Education Department - A roundup of state education chief races and ballot initiatives
Peter please share with other policy group folks.
Jim
From: Morning Education [mailto:morningeducation@politico.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2016 10:13 AM
To: jtparker@atlanticbb.net
Subject: POLITICO's Morning Education: What Donald Trump's stunning win means for education - Imagining a Trump Education Department - A roundup of state education chief races and ballot initiatives
By Michael Stratford | 11/09/2016 10:00 AM EDT
With help from Kimberly Hefling, Caitlin Emma and Benjamin Wermund
WHAT DONALD TRUMP'S VICTORY MEANS FOR EDUCATION: Donald Trump's stunning win last night will install a president in the White House who is likely to shake up the current education establishment just as aggressively as he plans to disrupt Washington. Trump's presidency casts a great deal of uncertainty over federal education policy going forward.
- Trump made only a fleeting and vague reference to education during an acceptance speech early this morning, as he pledged to bring his business experience to government. Trump vowed "to fix our inner cities and rebuild our highways, bridges, tunnels, airports, schools, hospitals."
- Trump has offered few details about his views on education policy. But he and his surrogates have echoed some longstanding conservative talking points - all of which would drastically scale back the federal government's role in both K-12 and higher education. Those ideas range from encouraging school choice through the use of federal block grants<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921378616e8116017ceef3c875b70160da26611f4716ff11f4e0c> to transferring the student loan system back over to private lenders. Melania Trump has said <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137ca02d73a3b80d6113c35ac9aab6dbf5282e326fff4b19b7c> she'd focus on protecting children from cyberbullying on social media, and Ivanka Trump has joined with her father to highlight the issue of child care affordability.
- Trump will clearly have common ground with congressional Republicans on some proposals. One area where Trump - who had strong backing<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137b0e1cb47dfe2bd32c204316c28a80191f6f3261fc6369099> from white voters without a college degree Tuesday night - is in lockstep with some GOP lawmakers is in calling for greater scrutiny of how colleges with massive endowments use those funds. North Carolina Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b9213782de510d9ce4036409128b70245f0cd8147948cc555c2c21> (R-N.C.), who will likely become chair of the House education committee, previously told POLITICO that a Trump presidency would be "akin to Heaven on Earth" compared with the Obama administration's education and labor policies.
- Still, many of Trump's education proposals have been vague, and at times contradictory. Trump wants to strip down the Education Department and get the federal government out of the student loan business. But he's also proposed a more-liberal loan forgiveness plan than what is in place - a change that would likely be managed by the Education Department. Some of his pitches, like scrapping Common Core and ending political correctness on campus, are clearly outside the bounds of what a president can actually do. As a result, some in the education world are scratching their heads about what a President Trump will mean to them. "I don't know that they're freaking out. I think they're thinking exactly what they were a few days before the election, which is, 'Gee - what will he do?'" said Jason Delisle, a fellow at the conservative American Enterprise Institute. "We'll have a lot of questions."
- Trump has said he'd dismantle the Education Department - a decades-old conservative talking point. Still, a complete shutdown of the agency is unlikely to happen. His surrogates have said he'll at least "downsize" the department to an entity that just allocates funding. For example, they've said there's no need to keep the department's Office for Civil Rights, which oversees Title IX enforcement and has become increasingly active over the last eight years as the spotlight on campus sexual assault increased. But eliminating OCR would be "absolutely devastating to survivors and educational access in this country," said Alyssa Peterson, a policy coordinator at Know Your IX, a group that advocates on behalf of sexual assault victims.
- Trump campaigned on a vow to "drain the swamp" in Washington, but his posture suggests he may be gunning for the Ivory Tower too. "I don't know what else Trump might have in store," said Christopher P. Loss, a Vanderbilt University professor who studies the history of higher education policy. "Slashed research budgets? Austerity measures? Neither would surprise me. Obviously, Trump's supporters aren't found in great numbers inside the academy, and he exhibits little to no interest in the life of the mind, so some kind of retribution - given his well-known penchant for exacting revenge against his opponents - seems likely." Benjamin Wermund has more<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921370c12a2d7d7fab805885d6125dd8ee8f1325fd68d26f709d9>.
GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING. WELCOME TO MORNING EDUCATION. We're here to guide you through the fallout from last night's historic election ... Share your thoughts, tips and feedback: mstratford@politico.com<mailto:mstratford@politico.com> or @<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137b065c08d49335047c25e1c437153940407beb8c3c00913cc>mstratford<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921377b49cab6ead82f75a78371db63989ed7acf585d915eb1f1c>. Share event listings: educalendar@politicopro.com<mailto:educalendar@politicopro.com>. And follow us on Twitter: @Morning_Edu<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137e5838711303b2e1f28bcc023f920837ba45356ba1a9c4e19> and @POLITICOPro<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b9213724ff59e620d8b64b68498180547bc511fd3bf79c92cd575d>.
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WHAT WILL TRUMP'S EDUCATION DEPARTMENT LOOK LIKE? Donald Trump has made clear that the Education Department would play a reduced role in his administration - and he has even proposed eliminating it completely, which would take an act of Congress. But Trump has also offered a few hints about who he might pick to lead the department while it's still around.
- Among those who may be on the shortlist is Ben Carson, the retired neurosurgeon who ran against Trump in the primary but later endorsed the Republican presidential candidate. About Carson, Trump has said he was "most impressed with his views on education," calling them a "tremendous strength."
- Another possibility: Gerard Robinson, a fellow at the conservative-leaning American Enterprise Institute, who has been working on education issues for Trump's transition team. Robinson, who previously held top education posts in Virginia and Florida, is a big supporter of school choice reforms that Trump has said would be a priority.
- Trump surrogate Carl Paladino, a businessman who previously challenged New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and also sits on the local school board in Buffalo, N.Y., has said<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921375af4afbf8aa57c26873664d122ef69dc0c4fe5885d3dcd21> Trump's pick probably wouldn't be someone from the education policy world. Some speculate Trump could pick someone with a business background.
- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who is leading Trump's transition team, has had a hostile relationship with teachers unions.
STATUS QUO FOR SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Republicans maintained their control of the Senate last night - which means Sen. Lamar Alexander<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137486848fb6b0c30a146d0fb1003261219ace95ae84b7c3408> (R-Tenn.) will most likely continue as chair of the Senate HELP Committee. Sen. Patty Murray<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921372275d3a0581fc37e1d7e86299077d0ad5d5488fbb8652d3c> (D-Wash.), who cruised to re-election last night, is likely to remain as the top Democrat on the panel.
- The composition of the Senate panel, however, will change to some extent as a result of last night's elections: Sen. Mark Kirk<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921373fbb4770b416270cceab781fa099f687f8e3c03dce6d98bb> (R-Ill.) lost his seat to Rep. Tammy Duckworth<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137ed1bd45e01996e1a794be970b1681cdcd0f6a1ccd34db3db> (D-Ill.)
NEW LEADERSHIP ON HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Republicans fended off Democratic challenges last night to hold on to the House - and that means there will be a new Republican chair of the House education committee. Rep. Virginia Foxx<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921378ac7c99df37fbfedfd4eb05331aca50cf9b28c1d8e7a1a56> (R-N.C.) is the frontrunner to replace the retiring chairman Rep. John Kline<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921372e8c38d3494be65b144a8eaaae218fe629be6cd959954aa1> (R-Minn.). Here's a look<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137e6c169f23c31eeb711711abfd78ae7feef7cf68702f24ec4> at what Foxx wants to do as chair of the committee.
- On the Democratic side of the committee, things will likely stay the same, as Rep. Bobby Scott<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137c02049b846d0ee15a49809e0b2be786b5dee58a67d59a95b> (D-Va.) returns as the top Democrat on the panel.
WHAT WOULD TRUMP DO ON HIGHER ED REGS? Donald Trump has said little about how he would approach federal rules on colleges and universities. He has spoken broadly about scaling back federal regulations, so it's likely he'll target some of Obama's higher education rules for elimination. And there are a handful of outstanding issues that will be left over from the Obama administration - issues with which a Trump Education Department will have to grapple.
- Student loan repayment: Trump has called for a new income-based repayment option that would cap borrowers' monthly payments at 12.5 percent of their income and forgive any remaining debt after borrowers make payments for 15 years. That's a slight shift from the existing policy, which sets those thresholds at 10 percent and 20 years, respectively. The Obama administration expanded those benefits to some borrowers through regulation - but it's unclear whether Trump would also seek to adopt his plan through executive authority, or instead work with Congress to change the law.
- State authorization regulations: The Obama administration is in the process of finalizing a regulation aimed at requiring state regulators to take a more-aggressive approach to overseeing the online college programs in their states. The rule likely won't take effect until July 2018 - which will give the incoming Trump administration plenty of time to tinker with the nuts and bolts of the controversial rule - or just completely eliminate it, as some Republicans would like.
- Borrower defense to repayment: The Obama administration last week finalized a sweeping package of rules aimed at making it easier for defrauded student loan borrowers to seek forgiveness of their debt. But it will be the Trump administration that implements the new regulations when they take effect in July 2017. Trump has sympathized with the plight of struggling student loan borrowers at various times on the campaign trail - but he hasn't given any indication of how he would approach the issue of debt relief for defrauded borrowers.
WHAT ABOUT K-12? Trump's pick for Education secretary will have to grapple with the Every Student Succeeds Act and how it affects nearly 100,000 public schools across the country. The Obama administration's strong ESSA regulations have drawn the ire of Republicans and some Democrats in Congress, along with state and local education officials, teachers unions and others. The Trump administration will likely have zero appetite to carry on Obama's legacy and it's possible that all the regulatory work to date could be upended or changed in a major way.
- Two key regulations to watch: 'supplement, not supplant,' and accountability. Education Secretary John B. King Jr. so far has proposed strong regulations for holding schools and school districts accountable for student learning and progress, in addition to ensuring that at-risk students are getting their fair share of state and local education dollars on top of federal Title I funding. Education policy watchers expect the Obama administration might be able to release a final rule in the coming months for holding schools accountable that both teachers unions and civil rights advocates can live with. But whether that's true for the Title I spending issue - called supplement, not supplant - is unclear.
- The Education Department's draft rule for supplement, not supplant, released in August, aims to equalize funding across schools in order to solve a historic problem: that poor and minority students often aren't getting their fair share of resources. But states and districts worry the rule will prove be a compliance nightmare. Noelle Ellerson, associate executive director for policy and advocacy at AASA, The School Superintendents Association, said the Title I spending issue might prove a key part of Obama's equity legacy, which means the administration might stick to its guns and issue a strong final rule in its final months.
- Senate HELP Chairman Lamar Alexander<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137486848fb6b0c30a146d0fb1003261219ace95ae84b7c3408> has said he won't hesitate to use the Congressional Review Act to void the regulations - a move that needs a presidential signature in order to take effect. Ellerson said a rider on a congressional appropriations bill is also a possibility.
- The Trump administration would also have a few options for handling controversial ESSA regulations left by Obama. Trump's Education Department could re-open an often painful process called negotiated-rulemaking - essentially starting from scratch on a regulation. Federal officials could make tweaks to the rules or Trump's Education Department could loosely enforce Obama's ESSA regulations. And the Trump administration could put out federal guidance - which is only supposed to clarify the Education Department's position on law - in a way that gives states and districts flexibility beyond what was envisioned by Obama's regulations.
- The next Education secretary will also have to approve state plans for holding schools accountable under ESSA. The Obama administration had a strong federal role when it came to grant-making and issuing and monitoring waivers from No Child Left Behind. So education policy wonks will be closely watching the Trump administration to see who's making key ESSA decisions at the Education Department, and just how much flexibility will be granted to states.
THE LATEST ON STATE BALLOT INITIATIVES: The controversial ballot referendum to expand the number of charter schools in Massachusetts was defeated<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b9213703e56bf1131e914796f4b1e4dd2ef8ac2078ba75539692dc> Tuesday night. The fight over the referendum <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921372ac621baae16303ea29d7eaf9475c0a70b112952aeddf441> represented the broader division among Democrats over charter schools, attracting national attention and tens of millions in political spending. Question 2 earned support from Education Secretary John B. King Jr. and his predecessor, Arne Duncan. But state and national teachers unions poured their efforts into killing the measure, with support from Sen. Elizabeth Warren<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b9213709618ab3511373d799aa46c3940a6f78644d609318257482> (D-Mass.), Sen. Bernie Sanders <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b9213705efa7ec191e4da11a1dcaadcec1ec988ba0415b43953b87> (I-Vt.), Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and the Democratic State Committee. Liam Kerr, the Massachusetts state director for Democrats for Education Reform, said education reform advocates will continue fighting for expanded access to charter schools in the state. "While we are disappointed with the results in Massachusetts, we know that elections offer temporary victories and defeats, but movements endure," the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools said in a statement.
- In a high-profile defeat for Republican Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, voters rejected a ballot initiative that would've placed chronically-failing schools under state control. The measure sought to create an "Opportunity School District" modeled after similar state takeover school districts in Louisiana and Tennessee. Teachers unions opposed the initiative, while education reform groups supported it. The ballot initiative faced legal challenges<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921378ff1aa8d7c8e27e7bfe86ceda731b7b5c8c0e49e45306ade>, with opponents filing a lawsuit in September alleging that the language of the ballot question was intentionally misleading.
- In California, a ballot measure<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b9213702cd5487b15e32f72e8d460f168a90408c43912409536611> that would give schools added flexibility to establish bilingual programs for both English-language learners and native English speakers passed. A bid to authorize a $9 billion school construction bond was leading in the vote tally this morning. And an initiative to extend the income tax on wealthy Californians for school funding passed.
- Also on the K-12 funding front: voters in Oklahoma voters defeated a 1 percent sales tax increase that was expected to generate $615 million per year, more than half of which would have gone to teacher raises. A ballot question in Oregon that would compel the state Legislature to fund dropout-prevention and career readiness programs in high schools passed. And a ballot question in Missouri that would've raised the state's tobacco tax to fund early-childhood initiatives was defeated. In Maine, the vote was too close to call this morning on a 3 percent income tax surcharge to fund public education.
- Voters in Louisiana defeated a ballot initiative<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137015eb903c3fa484bd898de561a5aca8a3ba187ba066b1105> that would've transferred power over tuition hikes from state lawmakers to individual colleges and universities. And in Alaska, with a majority of precincts reporting, voters appeared to be rejecting a measure to allow the state to sell bonds to fund the state's student loan program.
- Read POLITICO Pro's in-depth look at this year's state ballot initiatives here<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137015eb903c3fa484bd898de561a5aca8a3ba187ba066b1105>.
SAY HELLO TO YOUR NEW STATE CHIEFS: In a major North Carolina upset, Republican Mark Johnson narrowly defeated Democratic Superintendent June Atkinson in her reelection bid. Atkinson is the country's longest-serving state superintendent. She had the support of the state teachers union and Johnson was long seen as the underdog. Johnson, a local board of education member, had the support of education reformers. He's supportive of school choice and one of his biggest issues has been expanding the use of personalized learning.
- Indiana voters Tuesday night elected Republican Jennifer McCormick, crushing the reelection hopes of Democratic Superintendent Glenda Ritz. Ritz dealt a surprising defeat<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b9213781918ec5df8238366e991354b2b8f575e156ad16fe8d7cab> to a GOP incumbent in 2012. But since then, Ritz, the state board and Republican Gov. Mike Pence have had an extremely rocky relationship. McCormick ran on the notion that the state Education Department could be run more smoothly<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137dd441124b9e494ae27f743608d92e17d36b692f44a75575a>, with better communication and management. More on the results here<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921371bf78eb0f1de318a01ee43e7b3e9ea8e50f11653a8ad83b0>.
- North Dakota Superintendent Kirsten Baesler won her reelection bid Tuesday, defeating fellow Republican and high school math teacher Joseph Chiang. Chiang recently signed a pledge<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921371159919aef2f71fe805802fb041a2f3bcedf466fdd7a453e> to eliminate the federal Education Department.
- In Washington state, in the race between Democrats Chris Reykdal and Erin Jones, Reykdal appeared to have a slight lead<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137f7392851ca8052a877ffe9ac1c1263fc38c5efb4e8cc6351>, according to initial vote counts.
- And In Montana's competitive state superintendent race, votes were still being tallied this morning in the fight between Democrat Melissa Romano and Republican Elsie Arntzen, although Arntzen appears<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137c15e6b2fbc65df6751bb3933d0607048c1a80cb9cd3b51cc> to be in the lead. The winner replaces Denise Juneau, who was facing a term limit and lost her bid Tuesday for a Democratic seat in Congress.
- Caitlin Emma previewed the state education chief races earlier this year. Read it here<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b9213779cf35c7f90ff96b0613b2cd884520745fb52407b202cf13>.
REPORT ROLL CALL
- A new study<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b9213726cd6cd6c175a39b270a0d19cf14e1b2a754e98d6425ddca> prepared for the Institute of Education Sciences finds that teachers' responses to teacher evaluation feedback is related to factors such as the usefulness of the feedback and the credibility of their evaluator.
SYLLABUS
- University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank apologizes for mishandling fans depicting lunch of President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton: Huffington Post<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921371feb3915b5d81e9eafc6f2678cf841b328d52b9d314862b0>.
- Denver voters mull tax measures to support schools: Chalkbeat Colorado<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921375e32be454313d0255092a67cf39a68f4be37d400967eba5a>.
- A bipartisan group of 18 Oregon lawmakers asked Gov. Kate Brown to take on more debt to approve construction projects at public universities: Oregonian<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b9213784fe1e7dba7d0c2dc0dbf289bc766f9b9dacddbbfc9b032a>.
- Educators grapple with "history deficit" in New Hampshire elementary school students: NHPR<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137bc489f816f98561b587c60661ad81ce45759be0b12cb241f>.
- Michigan Education Achievement Authority to pay $2.25 million to Detroit district, return schools by July: Detroit Free Press<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921370a8a1125a8b6332bab949af8cabeade620bb6d664201e700>.
- Kansas City schools scores at full accreditation level for first time in 30 years: Kansas City Star<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921374706cec8a317ef74e69d31027c528ea48e60947fac44bac4>.
The choice is yours,<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137b4420abf8e65dc32f1f011ee8ef7b8682119609d6ef44775> but I'm voting for the Pro Education team: @caitlinzemma<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137b065c08d49335047c25e1c437153940407beb8c3c00913cc> (cemma@politico.com<mailto:cemma@politico.com>), @khefling<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b9213765da0b41ca8d4404b15ce3748ba5aa91b10b5a1b63ecdf14> (khefling@politico.com<mailto:khefling@politico.com>), @mstratford<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921377b49cab6ead82f75a78371db63989ed7acf585d915eb1f1c> (mstratford@politico.com<mailto:mstratford@politico.com>), @ mrmikevasquez<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921376fd4f3f816ec8574b233938bb14cc509a7e613f58dc8c6b0> (mvasquez@politico.com<mailto:mvasquez@politico.com>) and @BenjaminEW<http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137f1b883c51b598b4bd84f37ce9197ee6ec784e180aefbf96c> (bwermund@politico.com<mailto:bwermund@politico.com>).
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Steve Steurer
Thu, Nov 10, 2016 3:48 PM
Peter and friends,
Please find the attached announcement for the PIAAC Prison Study webinar.
John Linton and I have worked with Jaleh Saroui and others at AIR and NCES
to put together an great program and discussion. After introduction by
Peggy Carr, Acting Director of NCES, John and I will lead two separate
panels consisting of Lois Davis from RAND, John Nally, Indiana Director of
Correctional Education, Stefan Lo Buglio Reentry director at the Council of
State Governments, Fred Patrick of the Vera Institute and others to discuss
the implications of PIAAC for policy and practice. Hopefully, you can all
attend it live onsite or participate in the webinar to ask important
questions.
Also, the US Department of Education Office of Correctional Education has
just cancelled the February DC meeting of the state directors of
correctional education. John Linton, retired director of the CE Office had
been working with his new replacement, Sean Addie, to encourage
organization and consistency among the CE state directors. The
cancellation is very symbolic to me because it may portend the end or
drastic curtailment of other initiatives within the US Departments of
Education and Justice to encourage the reentry and education programs.
These efforts date all the way back to the early years of the Bush
administration and were continued and amplified by the Obama
administration. What will happen to the Second Chance Act under the Trump
administration? One can only imagine that the recent Pell grant
experimental sites four year program, just getting off the ground, will
become victim of those who want to "drain the swamp".
Yesterday the leadership of CURE conducted a conference call about Pell and
other prison reform issues. We were about to launch a Pell grant campaign
to restore inmate eligibility. That effort has been put aside for fear of
creating a negative reaction from incoming officials. Instead CURE is
going to be talking to some of the long time prison reform minded
Republicans to gauge the climate for future efforts.
As a lifetime Cubs fan I have always been optimistic. After the Cubs beat
the terrifically determined and talented Indians I thought anything was
possible. The unfortunate results of this election have brought
me back down to earth. While baseball is ultimately only a game the work
we do to educate youth and adults in trouble with the law is real and
affects each and one of us.
Like you I will do my best to win over the minds, if not the hearts, of
incoming legislators and administration officials. The Bush and Obama
administrations understood the need to solve the education issues involved
with criminal activity. We have not seen any indication that the new
administration has any real criminal justice goals other than arresting
illegals and building a wall to keep them out. We built hundreds of state
and federal prisons in the last decades only to find out that building are
not the answer to crime reduction.
With your help and support we can win this battle too.
Steve
Stephen J Steurer, PhD
Reentry/Education Advocate
cell:443-474-1196
sjsteurer@gmail.com
"Education Reduces Recidivism"
CURE National www.curenational.org
On Wed, Nov 9, 2016 at 5:13 PM, Peter Waite pwaite@proliteracy.org wrote:
Here is the piece that Jim Parker mentioned on today’s policy call.
From: James Parker [mailto:jtparker@atlanticbb.net]
Sent: Wednesday, November 9, 2016 4:21 PM
To: Peter Waite
Subject: FW: POLITICO's Morning Education: What Donald Trump's stunning
win means for education - Imagining a Trump Education Department - A
roundup of state education chief races and ballot initiatives
Peter please share with other policy group folks.
Jim
From: Morning Education [mailto:morningeducation@politico.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2016 10:13 AM
To: jtparker@atlanticbb.net
Subject: POLITICO's Morning Education: What Donald Trump’s stunning win
means for education — Imagining a Trump Education Department — A roundup of
state education chief races and ballot initiatives
By Michael Stratford | 11/09/2016 10:00 AM EDT
With help from Kimberly Hefling, Caitlin Emma and Benjamin Wermund
WHAT DONALD TRUMP'S VICTORY MEANS FOR EDUCATION: Donald Trump's
stunning win last night will install a president in the White House who is
likely to shake up the current education establishment just as aggressively
as he plans to disrupt Washington. Trump's presidency casts a great deal of
uncertainty over federal education policy going forward.
- Trump made only a fleeting and vague reference to education during an
acceptance speech early this morning, as he pledged to bring his business
experience to government. Trump vowed "to fix our inner cities and rebuild
our highways, bridges, tunnels, airports, schools, hospitals."
-
*Trump has offered few details about his views on education policy. *But
he and his surrogates have echoed some longstanding conservative talking
points - all of which would drastically scale back the federal government's
role in both K-12 and higher education. Those ideas range from encouraging school
choice through the use of federal block grants
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921378616e8116017ceef3c875b70160da26611f4716ff11f4e0c
to transferring the student loan system back over to private lenders.
Melania Trump has said
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137ca02d73a3b80d6113c35ac9aab6dbf5282e326fff4b19b7cshe'd
focus on protecting children from cyberbullying on social media, and Ivanka
Trump has joined with her father to highlight the issue of child care
affordability.
-
*Trump will clearly have common ground with congressional Republicans
on some proposals. *One area where Trump - who had strong backing
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137b0e1cb47dfe2bd32c204316c28a80191f6f3261fc6369099
from white voters without a college degree Tuesday night - is in lockstep
with some GOP lawmakers is in calling for greater scrutiny of how colleges
with massive endowments use those funds. North Carolina Republican Rep. Virginia
Foxx
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b9213782de510d9ce4036409128b70245f0cd8147948cc555c2c21(R-N.C.),
who will likely become chair of the House education committee, previously
told POLITICO that a Trump presidency would be "akin to Heaven on Earth"
compared with the Obama administration's education and labor policies.
-
*Still, many of Trump's education proposals have been vague, and at
times contradictory. *Trump wants to strip down the Education Department
and get the federal government out of the student loan business. But he's
also proposed a more-liberal loan forgiveness plan than what is in place -
a change that would likely be managed by the Education Department. Some of
his pitches, like scrapping Common Core and ending political correctness on
campus, are clearly outside the bounds of what a president can actually do.
As a result, some in the education world are scratching their heads about
what a President Trump will mean to them. "I don't know that they're
freaking out. I think they're thinking exactly what they were a few days
before the election, which is, 'Gee - what will he do?'" said Jason
Delisle, a fellow at the conservative American Enterprise Institute. "We'll
have a lot of questions."
-
*Trump has said he'd dismantle the Education Department *- a
decades-old conservative talking point. Still, a complete shutdown of the
agency is unlikely to happen. His surrogates have said he'll at least
"downsize" the department to an entity that just allocates funding. For
example, they've said there's no need to keep the department's Office for
Civil Rights, which oversees Title IX enforcement and has become
increasingly active over the last eight years as the spotlight on campus
sexual assault increased. But eliminating OCR would be "absolutely
devastating to survivors and educational access in this country," said
Alyssa Peterson, a policy coordinator at Know Your IX, a group that
advocates on behalf of sexual assault victims.
-
Trump campaigned on a vow to "drain the swamp" in Washington, but his
posture suggests he may be gunning for the Ivory Tower too. "I don't
know what else Trump might have in store," said Christopher P. Loss, a
Vanderbilt University professor who studies the history of higher education
policy. "Slashed research budgets? Austerity measures? Neither would
surprise me. Obviously, Trump's supporters aren't found in great numbers
inside the academy, and he exhibits little to no interest in the life of
the mind, so some kind of retribution - given his well-known penchant for
exacting revenge against his opponents - seems likely." Benjamin Wermund
has more
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921370c12a2d7d7fab805885d6125dd8ee8f1325fd68d26f709d9.
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WHAT WILL TRUMP'S EDUCATION DEPARTMENT LOOK LIKE? Donald Trump has made
clear that the Education Department would play a reduced role in his
administration - and he has even proposed eliminating it completely, which
would take an act of Congress. But Trump has also offered a few hints about
who he might pick to lead the department while it's still around.
-
Among those who may be on the shortlist is Ben Carson, the retired
neurosurgeon who ran against Trump in the primary but later endorsed the
Republican presidential candidate. About Carson, Trump has said he was
"most impressed with his views on education," calling them a "tremendous
strength."
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Another possibility: Gerard Robinson, a fellow at the
conservative-leaning American Enterprise Institute, who has been working on
education issues for Trump's transition team. Robinson, who previously held
top education posts in Virginia and Florida, is a big supporter of school
choice reforms that Trump has said would be a priority.
-
Trump surrogate Carl Paladino, a businessman who previously
challenged New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and also sits on the local school
board in Buffalo, N.Y., has said
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921375af4afbf8aa57c26873664d122ef69dc0c4fe5885d3dcd21
Trump's pick probably wouldn't be someone from the education policy world.
Some speculate Trump could pick someone with a business background.
-
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who is leading Trump's transition
team, has had a hostile relationship with teachers unions.
*STATUS QUO FOR SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: *Republicans maintained their
control of the Senate last night - which means Sen. Lamar Alexander
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137486848fb6b0c30a146d0fb1003261219ace95ae84b7c3408
(R-Tenn.) will most likely continue as chair of the Senate HELP Committee.
Sen. Patty Murray
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921372275d3a0581fc37e1d7e86299077d0ad5d5488fbb8652d3c
(D-Wash.), who cruised to re-election last night, is likely to remain as
the top Democrat on the panel.
*NEW LEADERSHIP ON HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: *Republicans fended off
Democratic challenges last night to hold on to the House - and that means
there will be a new Republican chair of the House education committee. Rep. Virginia
Foxx
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921378ac7c99df37fbfedfd4eb05331aca50cf9b28c1d8e7a1a56
(R-N.C.) is the frontrunner to replace the retiring chairman Rep. John
Kline
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921372e8c38d3494be65b144a8eaaae218fe629be6cd959954aa1
(R-Minn.). Here's a look
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137e6c169f23c31eeb711711abfd78ae7feef7cf68702f24ec4
at what Foxx wants to do as chair of the committee.
WHAT WOULD TRUMP DO ON HIGHER ED REGS? Donald Trump has said little
about how he would approach federal rules on colleges and universities. He
has spoken broadly about scaling back federal regulations, so it's likely
he'll target some of Obama's higher education rules for elimination. And
there are a handful of outstanding issues that will be left over from the
Obama administration - issues with which a Trump Education Department will
have to grapple.
- *Student loan repayment: *Trump has called for a new income-based
repayment option that would cap borrowers' monthly payments at 12.5 percent
of their income and forgive any remaining debt after borrowers make
payments for 15 years. That's a slight shift from the existing policy,
which sets those thresholds at 10 percent and 20 years, respectively. The
Obama administration expanded those benefits to some borrowers through
regulation - but it's unclear whether Trump would also seek to adopt his
plan through executive authority, or instead work with Congress to change
the law.
-* State authorization regulations:* The Obama administration is in the
process of finalizing a regulation aimed at requiring state regulators to
take a more-aggressive approach to overseeing the online college programs
in their states. The rule likely won't take effect until July 2018 - which
will give the incoming Trump administration plenty of time to tinker with
the nuts and bolts of the controversial rule - or just completely eliminate
it, as some Republicans would like.
-* Borrower defense to repayment:* The Obama administration last week
finalized a sweeping package of rules aimed at making it easier for
defrauded student loan borrowers to seek forgiveness of their debt. But it
will be the Trump administration that implements the new regulations when
they take effect in July 2017. Trump has sympathized with the plight of
struggling student loan borrowers at various times on the campaign trail -
but he hasn't given any indication of how he would approach the issue of
debt relief for defrauded borrowers.
*WHAT ABOUT K-12? Trump's pick for Education secretary *will have to
grapple with the Every Student Succeeds Act and how it affects nearly
100,000 public schools across the country. The Obama administration's
strong ESSA regulations have drawn the ire of Republicans and some
Democrats in Congress, along with state and local education officials,
teachers unions and others. The Trump administration will likely have zero
appetite to carry on Obama's legacy and it's possible that all the
regulatory work to date could be upended or changed in a major way.
-
*Two key regulations to watch: 'supplement, not supplant,' and
accountability. *Education Secretary John B. King Jr. so far has proposed
strong regulations for holding schools and school districts accountable for
student learning and progress, in addition to ensuring that at-risk
students are getting their fair share of state and local education dollars
on top of federal Title I funding. Education policy watchers expect the
Obama administration might be able to release a final rule in the coming
months for holding schools accountable that both teachers unions and civil
rights advocates can live with. But whether that's true for the Title I
spending issue - called supplement, not supplant - is unclear.
-
*The Education Department's draft rule for supplement, not supplant, *released
in August, aims to equalize funding across schools in order to solve a
historic problem: that poor and minority students often aren't getting
their fair share of resources. But states and districts worry the rule will
prove be a compliance nightmare. Noelle Ellerson, associate executive
director for policy and advocacy at AASA, The School Superintendents
Association, said the Title I spending issue might prove a key part of
Obama's equity legacy, which means the administration might stick to its
guns and issue a strong final rule in its final months.
-
Senate HELP Chairman Lamar Alexander
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137486848fb6b0c30a146d0fb1003261219ace95ae84b7c3408
has said he won't hesitate to use the Congressional Review Act to void the
regulations - a move that needs a presidential signature in order to take
effect. Ellerson said a rider on a congressional appropriations bill is
also a possibility.
-
*The Trump administration would also have a few options *for handling
controversial ESSA regulations left by Obama. Trump's Education Department
could re-open an often painful process called negotiated-rulemaking -
essentially starting from scratch on a regulation. Federal officials could
make tweaks to the rules or Trump's Education Department could loosely
enforce Obama's ESSA regulations. And the Trump administration could put
out federal guidance - which is only supposed to clarify the Education
Department's position on law - in a way that gives states and districts
flexibility beyond what was envisioned by Obama's regulations.
-
The next Education secretary will also have to approve state plans
for holding schools accountable under ESSA. The Obama administration had a
strong federal role when it came to grant-making and issuing and monitoring
waivers from No Child Left Behind. So education policy wonks will be
closely watching the Trump administration to see who's making key ESSA
decisions at the Education Department, and just how much flexibility will
be granted to states.
*THE LATEST ON STATE BALLOT INITIATIVES: *The controversial ballot
referendum to expand the number of charter schools in Massachusetts was
defeated
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b9213703e56bf1131e914796f4b1e4dd2ef8ac2078ba75539692dc
Tuesday night. The fight over the referendum
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921372ac621baae16303ea29d7eaf9475c0a70b112952aeddf441represented
the broader division among Democrats over charter schools, attracting
national attention and tens of millions in political spending. Question 2
earned support from Education Secretary John B. King Jr. and his
predecessor, Arne Duncan. But state and national teachers unions poured
their efforts into killing the measure, with support from Sen. Elizabeth
Warren
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b9213709618ab3511373d799aa46c3940a6f78644d609318257482
(D-Mass.), Sen. Bernie Sanders
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b9213705efa7ec191e4da11a1dcaadcec1ec988ba0415b43953b87(I-Vt.),
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and the Democratic State Committee. Liam Kerr, the
Massachusetts state director for Democrats for Education Reform, said
education reform advocates will continue fighting for expanded access to
charter schools in the state. "While we are disappointed with the results
in Massachusetts, we know that elections offer temporary victories and
defeats, but movements endure," the National Alliance for Public Charter
Schools said in a statement.
-
In a high-profile defeat for Republican Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal,
voters rejected a ballot initiative that would've placed
chronically-failing schools under state control. The measure sought to
create an "Opportunity School District" modeled after similar state
takeover school districts in Louisiana and Tennessee. Teachers unions
opposed the initiative, while education reform groups supported it. The
ballot initiative faced legal challenges
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921378ff1aa8d7c8e27e7bfe86ceda731b7b5c8c0e49e45306ade,
with opponents filing a lawsuit in September alleging that the language of
the ballot question was intentionally misleading.
-
In California, a ballot measure
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b9213702cd5487b15e32f72e8d460f168a90408c43912409536611
that would give schools added flexibility to establish bilingual programs
for both English-language learners and native English speakers passed. A
bid to authorize a $9 billion school construction bond was leading in the
vote tally this morning. And an initiative to extend the income tax on
wealthy Californians for school funding passed.
-
*Also on the K-12 funding front: *voters in Oklahoma voters defeated
a 1 percent sales tax increase that was expected to generate $615 million
per year, more than half of which would have gone to teacher raises. A
ballot question in Oregon that would compel the state Legislature to
fund dropout-prevention and career readiness programs in high schools
passed. And a ballot question in *Missouri *that would've raised the
state's tobacco tax to fund early-childhood initiatives was defeated. In
Maine, the vote was too close to call this morning on a 3 percent
income tax surcharge to fund public education.
-
*Voters in Louisiana defeated a ballot initiative
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137015eb903c3fa484bd898de561a5aca8a3ba187ba066b1105
that would've transferred power over tuition hikes from state lawmakers to
individual colleges and universities. And in Alaska, *with a majority of
precincts reporting, voters appeared to be rejecting a measure to allow the
state to sell bonds to fund the state's student loan program.
-
*Read *POLITICO Pro's in-depth look at this year's state ballot
initiatives here
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137015eb903c3fa484bd898de561a5aca8a3ba187ba066b1105
.
SAY HELLO TO YOUR NEW STATE CHIEFS: In a major* North Carolina *upset,
Republican Mark Johnson narrowly defeated Democratic Superintendent June
Atkinson in her reelection bid. Atkinson is the country's longest-serving
state superintendent. She had the support of the state teachers union and
Johnson was long seen as the underdog. Johnson, a local board of education
member, had the support of education reformers. He's supportive of school
choice and one of his biggest issues has been expanding the use of
personalized learning.
-
*Indiana voters *Tuesday night elected Republican Jennifer McCormick,
crushing the reelection hopes of Democratic Superintendent Glenda Ritz.
Ritz dealt a surprising defeat
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b9213781918ec5df8238366e991354b2b8f575e156ad16fe8d7cab
to a GOP incumbent in 2012. But since then, Ritz, the state board and
Republican Gov. Mike Pence have had an extremely rocky relationship.
McCormick ran on the notion that the state Education Department could be run
more smoothly
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137dd441124b9e494ae27f743608d92e17d36b692f44a75575a,
with better communication and management. More on the results here
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921371bf78eb0f1de318a01ee43e7b3e9ea8e50f11653a8ad83b0
.
-
*North Dakota *Superintendent Kirsten Baesler won her reelection bid
Tuesday, defeating fellow Republican and high school math teacher Joseph
Chiang. Chiang recently signed a pledge
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921371159919aef2f71fe805802fb041a2f3bcedf466fdd7a453e
to eliminate the federal Education Department.
-
In Washington state, in the race between Democrats Chris Reykdal and
Erin Jones, Reykdal appeared to have a slight lead
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137f7392851ca8052a877ffe9ac1c1263fc38c5efb4e8cc6351,
according to initial vote counts.
-
And In* Montana's *competitive state superintendent race, votes were
still being tallied this morning in the fight between Democrat Melissa
Romano and Republican Elsie Arntzen, although Arntzen appears
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137c15e6b2fbc65df6751bb3933d0607048c1a80cb9cd3b51cc
to be in the lead. The winner replaces Denise Juneau, who was facing a term
limit and lost her bid Tuesday for a Democratic seat in Congress.
-
Caitlin Emma previewed the state education chief races earlier this
year. Read it here
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b9213779cf35c7f90ff96b0613b2cd884520745fb52407b202cf13
.
REPORT ROLL CALL
SYLLABUS
*The choice is yours,
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137b4420abf8e65dc32f1f011ee8ef7b8682119609d6ef44775
but I'm voting for the Pro Education team: *@caitlinzemma
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137b065c08d49335047c25e1c437153940407beb8c3c00913cc
(cemma@politico.com), @khefling
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b9213765da0b41ca8d4404b15ce3748ba5aa91b10b5a1b63ecdf14
(khefling@politico.com), @mstratford
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921377b49cab6ead82f75a78371db63989ed7acf585d915eb1f1c
(mstratford@politico.com), @ mrmikevasquez
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921376fd4f3f816ec8574b233938bb14cc509a7e613f58dc8c6b0
(mvasquez@politico.com) and @BenjaminEW
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137f1b883c51b598b4bd84f37ce9197ee6ec784e180aefbf96c
(bwermund@politico.com).
To view online:
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/morning-education/
2016/11/what-donald-trumps-stunning-win-means-for-education-217323
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137535c99ca830f034f0604948de6c2a580270ca534bc7528e7
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Peter and friends,
Please find the attached announcement for the PIAAC Prison Study webinar.
John Linton and I have worked with Jaleh Saroui and others at AIR and NCES
to put together an great program and discussion. After introduction by
Peggy Carr, Acting Director of NCES, John and I will lead two separate
panels consisting of Lois Davis from RAND, John Nally, Indiana Director of
Correctional Education, Stefan Lo Buglio Reentry director at the Council of
State Governments, Fred Patrick of the Vera Institute and others to discuss
the implications of PIAAC for policy and practice. Hopefully, you can all
attend it live onsite or participate in the webinar to ask important
questions.
Also, the US Department of Education Office of Correctional Education has
just cancelled the February DC meeting of the state directors of
correctional education. John Linton, retired director of the CE Office had
been working with his new replacement, Sean Addie, to encourage
organization and consistency among the CE state directors. The
cancellation is very symbolic to me because it may portend the end or
drastic curtailment of other initiatives within the US Departments of
Education and Justice to encourage the reentry and education programs.
These efforts date all the way back to the early years of the Bush
administration and were continued and amplified by the Obama
administration. What will happen to the Second Chance Act under the Trump
administration? One can only imagine that the recent Pell grant
experimental sites four year program, just getting off the ground, will
become victim of those who want to "drain the swamp".
Yesterday the leadership of CURE conducted a conference call about Pell and
other prison reform issues. We were about to launch a Pell grant campaign
to restore inmate eligibility. That effort has been put aside for fear of
creating a negative reaction from incoming officials. Instead CURE is
going to be talking to some of the long time prison reform minded
Republicans to gauge the climate for future efforts.
As a lifetime Cubs fan I have always been optimistic. After the Cubs beat
the terrifically determined and talented Indians I thought anything was
possible. The unfortunate results of this election have brought
me back down to earth. While baseball is ultimately only a game the work
we do to educate youth and adults in trouble with the law is real and
affects each and one of us.
Like you I will do my best to win over the minds, if not the hearts, of
incoming legislators and administration officials. The Bush and Obama
administrations understood the need to solve the education issues involved
with criminal activity. We have not seen any indication that the new
administration has any real criminal justice goals other than arresting
illegals and building a wall to keep them out. We built hundreds of state
and federal prisons in the last decades only to find out that building are
not the answer to crime reduction.
With your help and support we can win this battle too.
*Steve*
Stephen J Steurer, PhD
Reentry/Education Advocate
cell:443-474-1196
sjsteurer@gmail.com
*"Education Reduces Recidivism"*
*CURE National* www.curenational.org
On Wed, Nov 9, 2016 at 5:13 PM, Peter Waite <pwaite@proliteracy.org> wrote:
> Here is the piece that Jim Parker mentioned on today’s policy call.
>
>
>
> *From:* James Parker [mailto:jtparker@atlanticbb.net]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 9, 2016 4:21 PM
> *To:* Peter Waite
> *Subject:* FW: POLITICO's Morning Education: What Donald Trump's stunning
> win means for education - Imagining a Trump Education Department - A
> roundup of state education chief races and ballot initiatives
>
>
>
> Peter please share with other policy group folks.
>
> Jim
>
>
>
> *From:* Morning Education [mailto:morningeducation@politico.com]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 09, 2016 10:13 AM
> *To:* jtparker@atlanticbb.net
> *Subject:* POLITICO's Morning Education: What Donald Trump’s stunning win
> means for education — Imagining a Trump Education Department — A roundup of
> state education chief races and ballot initiatives
>
>
>
> By Michael Stratford | 11/09/2016 10:00 AM EDT
>
> *With help from Kimberly Hefling, Caitlin Emma and Benjamin Wermund*
>
> *WHAT DONALD TRUMP'S VICTORY MEANS FOR EDUCATION:* Donald Trump's
> stunning win last night will install a president in the White House who is
> likely to shake up the current education establishment just as aggressively
> as he plans to disrupt Washington. Trump's presidency casts a great deal of
> uncertainty over federal education policy going forward.
>
> *- Trump made only a fleeting and vague reference to education* during an
> acceptance speech early this morning, as he pledged to bring his business
> experience to government. Trump vowed "to fix our inner cities and rebuild
> our highways, bridges, tunnels, airports, schools, hospitals."
>
> - *Trump has offered few details about his views on education policy. *But
> he and his surrogates have echoed some longstanding conservative talking
> points - all of which would drastically scale back the federal government's
> role in both K-12 and higher education. Those ideas range from encouraging school
> choice through the use of federal block grants
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921378616e8116017ceef3c875b70160da26611f4716ff11f4e0c>
> to transferring the student loan system back over to private lenders.
> Melania Trump has said
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137ca02d73a3b80d6113c35ac9aab6dbf5282e326fff4b19b7c>she'd
> focus on protecting children from cyberbullying on social media, and Ivanka
> Trump has joined with her father to highlight the issue of child care
> affordability.
>
> - *Trump will clearly have common ground with congressional Republicans
> on some proposals. *One area where Trump - who had strong backing
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137b0e1cb47dfe2bd32c204316c28a80191f6f3261fc6369099>
> from white voters without a college degree Tuesday night - is in lockstep
> with some GOP lawmakers is in calling for greater scrutiny of how colleges
> with massive endowments use those funds. North Carolina Republican Rep. Virginia
> Foxx
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b9213782de510d9ce4036409128b70245f0cd8147948cc555c2c21>(R-N.C.),
> who will likely become chair of the House education committee, previously
> told POLITICO that a Trump presidency would be "akin to Heaven on Earth"
> compared with the Obama administration's education and labor policies.
>
> - *Still, many of Trump's education proposals have been vague, and at
> times contradictory. *Trump wants to strip down the Education Department
> and get the federal government out of the student loan business. But he's
> also proposed a more-liberal loan forgiveness plan than what is in place -
> a change that would likely be managed by the Education Department. Some of
> his pitches, like scrapping Common Core and ending political correctness on
> campus, are clearly outside the bounds of what a president can actually do.
> As a result, some in the education world are scratching their heads about
> what a President Trump will mean to them. "I don't know that they're
> freaking out. I think they're thinking exactly what they were a few days
> before the election, which is, 'Gee - what will he do?'" said Jason
> Delisle, a fellow at the conservative American Enterprise Institute. "We'll
> have a lot of questions."
>
> - *Trump has said he'd dismantle the Education Department *- a
> decades-old conservative talking point. Still, a complete shutdown of the
> agency is unlikely to happen. His surrogates have said he'll at least
> "downsize" the department to an entity that just allocates funding. For
> example, they've said there's no need to keep the department's Office for
> Civil Rights, which oversees Title IX enforcement and has become
> increasingly active over the last eight years as the spotlight on campus
> sexual assault increased. But eliminating OCR would be "absolutely
> devastating to survivors and educational access in this country," said
> Alyssa Peterson, a policy coordinator at Know Your IX, a group that
> advocates on behalf of sexual assault victims.
>
> - *Trump campaigned on a vow to "drain the swamp" in Washington, but his
> posture suggests he may be gunning for the Ivory Tower too.* "I don't
> know what else Trump might have in store," said Christopher P. Loss, a
> Vanderbilt University professor who studies the history of higher education
> policy. "Slashed research budgets? Austerity measures? Neither would
> surprise me. Obviously, Trump's supporters aren't found in great numbers
> inside the academy, and he exhibits little to no interest in the life of
> the mind, so some kind of retribution - given his well-known penchant for
> exacting revenge against his opponents - seems likely." Benjamin Wermund
> has more
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921370c12a2d7d7fab805885d6125dd8ee8f1325fd68d26f709d9>.
>
>
> *GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING. WELCOME TO MORNING EDUCATION. *We're here to
> guide you through the fallout from last night's historic election ... Share
> your thoughts, tips and feedback: mstratford@politico.com or @
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137b065c08d49335047c25e1c437153940407beb8c3c00913cc>
> mstratford
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921377b49cab6ead82f75a78371db63989ed7acf585d915eb1f1c>.
> Share event listings: educalendar@politicopro.com. And follow us on
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> and @POLITICOPro
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b9213724ff59e620d8b64b68498180547bc511fd3bf79c92cd575d>
> .
>
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>
> *WHAT WILL TRUMP'S EDUCATION DEPARTMENT LOOK LIKE?* Donald Trump has made
> clear that the Education Department would play a reduced role in his
> administration - and he has even proposed eliminating it completely, which
> would take an act of Congress. But Trump has also offered a few hints about
> who he might pick to lead the department while it's still around.
>
> - Among those who may be on the shortlist is *Ben Carson*, the retired
> neurosurgeon who ran against Trump in the primary but later endorsed the
> Republican presidential candidate. About Carson, Trump has said he was
> "most impressed with his views on education," calling them a "tremendous
> strength."
>
> - Another possibility: *Gerard Robinson*, a fellow at the
> conservative-leaning American Enterprise Institute, who has been working on
> education issues for Trump's transition team. Robinson, who previously held
> top education posts in Virginia and Florida, is a big supporter of school
> choice reforms that Trump has said would be a priority.
>
> - Trump surrogate *Carl Paladino*, a businessman who previously
> challenged New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and also sits on the local school
> board in Buffalo, N.Y., has said
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921375af4afbf8aa57c26873664d122ef69dc0c4fe5885d3dcd21>
> Trump's pick probably wouldn't be someone from the education policy world.
> Some speculate Trump could pick *someone with a business background*.
>
> - New Jersey Gov. *Chris Christie,* who is leading Trump's transition
> team, has had a hostile relationship with teachers unions.
>
> *STATUS QUO FOR SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: *Republicans maintained their
> control of the Senate last night - which means Sen. Lamar Alexander
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137486848fb6b0c30a146d0fb1003261219ace95ae84b7c3408>
> (R-Tenn.) will most likely continue as chair of the Senate HELP Committee.
> Sen. Patty Murray
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921372275d3a0581fc37e1d7e86299077d0ad5d5488fbb8652d3c>
> (D-Wash.), who cruised to re-election last night, is likely to remain as
> the top Democrat on the panel.
>
> - The composition of the Senate panel, however, will change to some extent
> as a result of last night's elections: Sen. Mark Kirk
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921373fbb4770b416270cceab781fa099f687f8e3c03dce6d98bb>
> (R-Ill.) lost his seat to Rep. Tammy Duckworth
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137ed1bd45e01996e1a794be970b1681cdcd0f6a1ccd34db3db>
> (D-Ill.)
>
> *NEW LEADERSHIP ON HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: *Republicans fended off
> Democratic challenges last night to hold on to the House - and that means
> there will be a new Republican chair of the House education committee. Rep. Virginia
> Foxx
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921378ac7c99df37fbfedfd4eb05331aca50cf9b28c1d8e7a1a56>
> (R-N.C.) is the frontrunner to replace the retiring chairman Rep. John
> Kline
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921372e8c38d3494be65b144a8eaaae218fe629be6cd959954aa1>
> (R-Minn.). Here's a look
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137e6c169f23c31eeb711711abfd78ae7feef7cf68702f24ec4>
> at what Foxx wants to do as chair of the committee.
>
> - *On the Democratic side of the committee, things will likely stay the
> same, *as Rep. Bobby Scott
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137c02049b846d0ee15a49809e0b2be786b5dee58a67d59a95b>
> (D-Va.) returns as the top Democrat on the panel.
>
> *WHAT WOULD TRUMP DO ON HIGHER ED REGS?* Donald Trump has said little
> about how he would approach federal rules on colleges and universities. He
> has spoken broadly about scaling back federal regulations, so it's likely
> he'll target some of Obama's higher education rules for elimination. And
> there are a handful of outstanding issues that will be left over from the
> Obama administration - issues with which a Trump Education Department will
> have to grapple.
>
> - *Student loan repayment: *Trump has called for a new income-based
> repayment option that would cap borrowers' monthly payments at 12.5 percent
> of their income and forgive any remaining debt after borrowers make
> payments for 15 years. That's a slight shift from the existing policy,
> which sets those thresholds at 10 percent and 20 years, respectively. The
> Obama administration expanded those benefits to some borrowers through
> regulation - but it's unclear whether Trump would also seek to adopt his
> plan through executive authority, or instead work with Congress to change
> the law.
>
> -* State authorization regulations:* The Obama administration is in the
> process of finalizing a regulation aimed at requiring state regulators to
> take a more-aggressive approach to overseeing the online college programs
> in their states. The rule likely won't take effect until July 2018 - which
> will give the incoming Trump administration plenty of time to tinker with
> the nuts and bolts of the controversial rule - or just completely eliminate
> it, as some Republicans would like.
>
> -* Borrower defense to repayment:* The Obama administration last week
> finalized a sweeping package of rules aimed at making it easier for
> defrauded student loan borrowers to seek forgiveness of their debt. But it
> will be the Trump administration that implements the new regulations when
> they take effect in July 2017. Trump has sympathized with the plight of
> struggling student loan borrowers at various times on the campaign trail -
> but he hasn't given any indication of how he would approach the issue of
> debt relief for defrauded borrowers.
>
> *WHAT ABOUT K-12? Trump's pick for Education secretary *will have to
> grapple with the Every Student Succeeds Act and how it affects nearly
> 100,000 public schools across the country. The Obama administration's
> strong ESSA regulations have drawn the ire of Republicans and some
> Democrats in Congress, along with state and local education officials,
> teachers unions and others. The Trump administration will likely have zero
> appetite to carry on Obama's legacy and it's possible that all the
> regulatory work to date could be upended or changed in a major way.
>
> - *Two key regulations to watch: 'supplement, not supplant,' and
> accountability. *Education Secretary John B. King Jr. so far has proposed
> strong regulations for holding schools and school districts accountable for
> student learning and progress, in addition to ensuring that at-risk
> students are getting their fair share of state and local education dollars
> on top of federal Title I funding. Education policy watchers expect the
> Obama administration might be able to release a final rule in the coming
> months for holding schools accountable that both teachers unions and civil
> rights advocates can live with. But whether that's true for the Title I
> spending issue - called supplement, not supplant - is unclear.
>
> - *The Education Department's draft rule for supplement, not supplant, *released
> in August, aims to equalize funding across schools in order to solve a
> historic problem: that poor and minority students often aren't getting
> their fair share of resources. But states and districts worry the rule will
> prove be a compliance nightmare. Noelle Ellerson, associate executive
> director for policy and advocacy at AASA, The School Superintendents
> Association, said the Title I spending issue might prove a key part of
> Obama's equity legacy, which means the administration might stick to its
> guns and issue a strong final rule in its final months.
>
> - *Senate HELP Chairman Lamar Alexander
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137486848fb6b0c30a146d0fb1003261219ace95ae84b7c3408>*
> has said he won't hesitate to use the Congressional Review Act to void the
> regulations - a move that needs a presidential signature in order to take
> effect. Ellerson said a rider on a congressional appropriations bill is
> also a possibility.
>
> - *The Trump administration would also have a few options *for handling
> controversial ESSA regulations left by Obama. Trump's Education Department
> could re-open an often painful process called negotiated-rulemaking -
> essentially starting from scratch on a regulation. Federal officials could
> make tweaks to the rules or Trump's Education Department could loosely
> enforce Obama's ESSA regulations. And the Trump administration could put
> out federal guidance - which is only supposed to clarify the Education
> Department's position on law - in a way that gives states and districts
> flexibility beyond what was envisioned by Obama's regulations.
>
> - *The next Education secretary will also have to approve state plans*
> for holding schools accountable under ESSA. The Obama administration had a
> strong federal role when it came to grant-making and issuing and monitoring
> waivers from No Child Left Behind. So education policy wonks will be
> closely watching the Trump administration to see who's making key ESSA
> decisions at the Education Department, and just how much flexibility will
> be granted to states.
>
> *THE LATEST ON STATE BALLOT INITIATIVES: *The controversial ballot
> referendum to expand the number of charter schools in *Massachusetts* was
> defeated
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b9213703e56bf1131e914796f4b1e4dd2ef8ac2078ba75539692dc>
> Tuesday night. The fight over the referendum
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921372ac621baae16303ea29d7eaf9475c0a70b112952aeddf441>represented
> the broader division among Democrats over charter schools, attracting
> national attention and tens of millions in political spending. Question 2
> earned support from Education Secretary John B. King Jr. and his
> predecessor, Arne Duncan. But state and national teachers unions poured
> their efforts into killing the measure, with support from Sen. Elizabeth
> Warren
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b9213709618ab3511373d799aa46c3940a6f78644d609318257482>
> (D-Mass.), Sen. Bernie Sanders
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b9213705efa7ec191e4da11a1dcaadcec1ec988ba0415b43953b87>(I-Vt.),
> Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and the Democratic State Committee. Liam Kerr, the
> Massachusetts state director for Democrats for Education Reform, said
> education reform advocates will continue fighting for expanded access to
> charter schools in the state. "While we are disappointed with the results
> in Massachusetts, we know that elections offer temporary victories and
> defeats, but movements endure," the National Alliance for Public Charter
> Schools said in a statement.
>
> - In a high-profile defeat for Republican *Georgia* Gov. Nathan Deal,
> voters rejected a ballot initiative that would've placed
> chronically-failing schools under state control. The measure sought to
> create an "Opportunity School District" modeled after similar state
> takeover school districts in Louisiana and Tennessee. Teachers unions
> opposed the initiative, while education reform groups supported it. The
> ballot initiative faced legal challenges
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921378ff1aa8d7c8e27e7bfe86ceda731b7b5c8c0e49e45306ade>,
> with opponents filing a lawsuit in September alleging that the language of
> the ballot question was intentionally misleading.
>
> - In *California*, a ballot measure
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b9213702cd5487b15e32f72e8d460f168a90408c43912409536611>
> that would give schools added flexibility to establish bilingual programs
> for both English-language learners and native English speakers passed. A
> bid to authorize a $9 billion school construction bond was leading in the
> vote tally this morning. And an initiative to extend the income tax on
> wealthy Californians for school funding passed.
>
> - *Also on the K-12 funding front: *voters in *Oklahoma *voters defeated
> a 1 percent sales tax increase that was expected to generate $615 million
> per year, more than half of which would have gone to teacher raises. A
> ballot question in* Oregon* that would compel the state Legislature to
> fund dropout-prevention and career readiness programs in high schools
> passed. And a ballot question in *Missouri *that would've raised the
> state's tobacco tax to fund early-childhood initiatives was defeated. In
> *Maine,* the vote was too close to call this morning on a 3 percent
> income tax surcharge to fund public education.
>
> - *Voters in Louisiana *defeated a ballot initiative
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137015eb903c3fa484bd898de561a5aca8a3ba187ba066b1105>
> that would've transferred power over tuition hikes from state lawmakers to
> individual colleges and universities. And in* Alaska, *with a majority of
> precincts reporting, voters appeared to be rejecting a measure to allow the
> state to sell bonds to fund the state's student loan program.
>
> - *Read *POLITICO Pro's in-depth look at this year's state ballot
> initiatives here
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137015eb903c3fa484bd898de561a5aca8a3ba187ba066b1105>
> .
>
> *SAY HELLO TO YOUR NEW STATE CHIEFS:* In a major* North Carolina *upset,
> Republican Mark Johnson narrowly defeated Democratic Superintendent June
> Atkinson in her reelection bid. Atkinson is the country's longest-serving
> state superintendent. She had the support of the state teachers union and
> Johnson was long seen as the underdog. Johnson, a local board of education
> member, had the support of education reformers. He's supportive of school
> choice and one of his biggest issues has been expanding the use of
> personalized learning.
>
> - *Indiana voters *Tuesday night elected Republican *Jennifer McCormick,*
> crushing the reelection hopes of Democratic Superintendent *Glenda Ritz.*
> Ritz dealt a surprising defeat
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b9213781918ec5df8238366e991354b2b8f575e156ad16fe8d7cab>
> to a GOP incumbent in 2012. But since then, Ritz, the state board and
> Republican Gov. Mike Pence have had an extremely rocky relationship.
> McCormick ran on the notion that the state Education Department could be run
> more smoothly
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137dd441124b9e494ae27f743608d92e17d36b692f44a75575a>,
> with better communication and management. More on the results here
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921371bf78eb0f1de318a01ee43e7b3e9ea8e50f11653a8ad83b0>
> .
>
> - *North Dakota *Superintendent Kirsten Baesler won her reelection bid
> Tuesday, defeating fellow Republican and high school math teacher Joseph
> Chiang. Chiang recently signed a pledge
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921371159919aef2f71fe805802fb041a2f3bcedf466fdd7a453e>
> to eliminate the federal Education Department.
>
> - In *Washington* state, in the race between Democrats Chris Reykdal and
> Erin Jones, Reykdal appeared to have a slight lead
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137f7392851ca8052a877ffe9ac1c1263fc38c5efb4e8cc6351>,
> according to initial vote counts.
>
> - And In* Montana's *competitive state superintendent race, votes were
> still being tallied this morning in the fight between Democrat Melissa
> Romano and Republican Elsie Arntzen, although Arntzen appears
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137c15e6b2fbc65df6751bb3933d0607048c1a80cb9cd3b51cc>
> to be in the lead. The winner replaces Denise Juneau, who was facing a term
> limit and lost her bid Tuesday for a Democratic seat in Congress.
>
> - Caitlin Emma previewed the state education chief races earlier this
> year. Read it here
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b9213779cf35c7f90ff96b0613b2cd884520745fb52407b202cf13>
> .
>
> *REPORT ROLL CALL*
>
> - A new study
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b9213726cd6cd6c175a39b270a0d19cf14e1b2a754e98d6425ddca>
> prepared for the Institute of Education Sciences finds that teachers'
> responses to teacher evaluation feedback is related to factors such as the
> usefulness of the feedback and the credibility of their evaluator.
>
> *SYLLABUS*
>
> - University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank apologizes for
> mishandling fans depicting lunch of President Barack Obama and Hillary
> Clinton: Huffington Post
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921371feb3915b5d81e9eafc6f2678cf841b328d52b9d314862b0>.
>
>
> - Denver voters mull tax measures to support schools: Chalkbeat Colorado
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921375e32be454313d0255092a67cf39a68f4be37d400967eba5a>
> .
>
> - A bipartisan group of 18 Oregon lawmakers asked Gov. Kate Brown to take
> on more debt to approve construction projects at public universities:
> Oregonian
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b9213784fe1e7dba7d0c2dc0dbf289bc766f9b9dacddbbfc9b032a>.
>
>
> - Educators grapple with "history deficit" in New Hampshire elementary
> school students: NHPR
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137bc489f816f98561b587c60661ad81ce45759be0b12cb241f>
> .
>
> - Michigan Education Achievement Authority to pay $2.25 million to Detroit
> district, return schools by July: Detroit Free Press
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921370a8a1125a8b6332bab949af8cabeade620bb6d664201e700>
> .
>
> - Kansas City schools scores at full accreditation level for first time in
> 30 years: Kansas City Star
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921374706cec8a317ef74e69d31027c528ea48e60947fac44bac4>.
>
>
> *The choice is yours,
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137b4420abf8e65dc32f1f011ee8ef7b8682119609d6ef44775>
> but I'm voting for the Pro Education team: *@caitlinzemma
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137b065c08d49335047c25e1c437153940407beb8c3c00913cc>
> (cemma@politico.com), @khefling
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b9213765da0b41ca8d4404b15ce3748ba5aa91b10b5a1b63ecdf14>
> (khefling@politico.com), @mstratford
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921377b49cab6ead82f75a78371db63989ed7acf585d915eb1f1c>
> (mstratford@politico.com), @ mrmikevasquez
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b921376fd4f3f816ec8574b233938bb14cc509a7e613f58dc8c6b0>
> (mvasquez@politico.com) and @BenjaminEW
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137f1b883c51b598b4bd84f37ce9197ee6ec784e180aefbf96c>
> (bwermund@politico.com).
>
> *To view online*:
> http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/morning-education/
> 2016/11/what-donald-trumps-stunning-win-means-for-education-217323
> <http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6447a4d3c3b92137535c99ca830f034f0604948de6c2a580270ca534bc7528e7>
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