NCEA Legislative Report Archive: 2001
A weekly report of public policy issues in American education from Washington Partners, LLC, Washington DC.
21 December 2001
Both ESEA and Appropriations Bills Ready for President's Signature; ED Continues to Add New People to Roster of Officials; President's Commission on Special Education to Meet in January; Department to Hold Satellite Town Meeting on Assessments; Department of Education Launches Winter Reading Campaign; ED Requests Applications on Preschool Curricula Research; Smaller Learning Communities Grant Funds Available; NCES Releases Student Handbook on Education; Education Trust Report Dispels Myth of Low-Income Schools; 107th CONGRESS, 2nd SESSION
14 December 2001
House Passes ESEA Bill; Press Release: STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT; Press Release: STATEMENT FROM U.S. EDUCATION SECRETARY ROD PAIGE; House-Senate Conference Report; 107th CONGRESS, 2nd SESSION; IDEA Meeting Schedule
7 December 2001
ESEA Conferees Still Trying to Finish Before Holiday Break; 107th CONGRESS, 2nd SESSION; U.S. Students Show Average Performance When Compared to International Peers; U.S. Department of Education Congratulate Recipients Of 2001 Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award; U.S. Department of Education Announces That Violent Deaths In Or Around Schools Are Rare; NCES Releases Fall 2001 Education Statistics; ED Amends Grant Application Review Process To Provide Greater Opportunities for Novice Applicants; IDEA Meeting Schedule
30 November 2001
ESEA Conference; 107th CONGRESS, 2nd SESSION; Department of Education Releases State Reports On Teacher Preparation; U.S. Department of Education Recognizes Professional Development Programs; NCES Releases Report on 'The National Report Card, Science 2000'; NCES Releases Report on Federal Education Funding; NCES Provides New Website Tool to Access School District Demographics; Grant Opportunities; IDEA Meeting Schedule
16 November 2001
ESEA Conference Moves Forward; House Education Panel Holds Field Hearing on Reading; White House Launches Freedom Timeline To Help Kids Cope With Terrorism; Secretary of Education Celebrates National Veterans Awareness Week; NCES Releases Report on 'High School Dropouts and Completers'; NCES Unveils Report on Parental Involvement; NCES Releases Web Version of Publication Focusing on School Districts' Characteristics; Department of Education Unveils Funding Forecast; Grant Opportunities; Grant Opportunities
9 November 2001
Senate Passes Education Appropriations Bill; Conference to Convene Soon; Conferees Contact Information; School Security Chiefs Discuss School Safety; Department of Education Announces Establishment Of National Center for Education Accountability; Bush Nominates Jack Martin for Financial Post at ED; Federal Coordinating Panel to Meet on IDEA Issues; NAGB to Meet Regarding Achievement, NAEP; National Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board To Hold Next Meeting on November 30th; Office of Special Education Continues to Hold Meetings On IDEA Reauthorization; Educational Resources; Satellite Town Meeting; Organization for Economic Cooperation Development Announces International Study
2 November 2001
Education Appropriations Bill Slows in Senate; Senate Panel Holds Hearing on 'Kids and Terrorism'; First Lady Celebrates Blue Ribbon Schools; NCES Releases Report Showing Drop in School Crime; NCES Develops New Tool for Parents; Office of Special Education to Hold Meetings on IDEA Reauthorization
26 October 2001
Progress on H.R. 1 Remains Unclear; Department of Education Recognizes 264 Blue Ribbon Schools; Department Seeks Schools' Assistance in Identifying Educators To Serve on Assessment Board; Paige Encourages Participation in International Education Week; State and Education Departments Support E-Learning; New NASBE Report Indicates Gaps in Growth Of Education Technology; NCES Releases Directory Of Elementary and Secondary Education Agencies; Grant Alerts; Office of Special Education to Hold Meetings on IDEA Reauthorization
19 October 2001
FY 2002 Appropriations and Progress on H.R. 1 Conference; President to Nominate Sally Stroup to Lead Postsecondary Education Office; Department of Education Names Press Secretary; Senate Education Panel Clears Mental Health Bill; NCES Releases Projections of Education Statistics, Announces Annual MIS Conference; New Study Shows Promise of 'Schools Attuned'; NSF Awards Funding for New Teaching Centers; Education Groups Form New Teacher Certification Board; Office of Special Education to Hold Meetings on IDEA Reauthorization
12 October 2001
OMB Director Expresses Regret Over Evaporation of Budget Discipline; H.R. 1 Conferees Still Face Scheduling Problems, But Conference Leaders Meet With Bush; Appropriators Move Closer to Passage Of Education Spending Bill; Governors and International Reading Association Send Letters To Congress Regarding Passage of H.R. 1; 2001 National Education Summit; Secretary Paige Invites Everyone to Join in Reciting Pledge of Allegiance Today at Same Time; Education Department to Host Three Regional Conferences; NCES Releases New Search Tool For Schools and Libraries; New Book Tackles Problems Child Advocacy Groups Face; Pittsburgh Group Develops Tools to Help High School Students Graduate; ED to Hold Character Education Satellite Town Meeting; Office of Special Education to Hold Meetings on IDEA Reauthorization
5 October 2001
House Subcommittee Clears Appropriations Package For Education Programs; Leidinger Selected as First Assistant Secretary for Management In Six Years; Paige Announces New Chief of Staff; ED Awards Millions to Provide Aid to Communities, Schools; U.S. Department of Education Announces Several Grant Opportunities; ED Moves Grant Application Deadlines In Wake of Terrorist Attacks; GAO Issues Report on Vouchers Suggesting More Research; NCES Issues Several New Publications On Public Schools, NAEP Civics Test; White House Creates Commission on Special Education; Office of Special Education to Hold Meetings on IDEA Reauthorization
28 September 2001
Education Report — HR 1 Conference; Appropriations; Congress Passes First Continuing Resolution for FY 2002; President Bush Formally Nominates Reynolds For Civil Rights Post at Department; U.S. Secretary of Education Announces Immediate Assistance for Connecticut and Washington, DC Schools; Paige Urges Protection of Students' Civil Rights In Wake of Terrorist Attacks; NCES Unveils NAEP Brochure; Early Childhood Educators Reveal Younger Children Need More Math; Office of Special Education to Hold Meetings on IDEA Reauthorization
21 September 2001
Budget Priorities Shift After Terrorist Attacks; NCES Releases Reports on Postsecondary Education; Department Provides Immediate Assistance to Help Schools Counsel Students After Attacks; President Bush Nominates NEA Chairman
14 September 2001
Budget Priorities Shift After Terrorist Attacks; ESEA Conference Continues, But Members Delay Meeting; Capitol Hill Postpones Education Hearings; Education Department Awards $10 Million Grant To Help School Launch Teachers College; NCES Releases Reports on HS Curricula's Link to College Persistence, Assessment of HS Science Students
7 September 2001
Democrats Regroup to Find Funding for HR 1; Sen. Domenici Breaks Party Line in Support Of Using Social Security Trust Fund; Daschle Says Senate Calendar Leaves Little Time for Votes; Paige Delivers Back-to-School Address; NCES Posts Reports on Education Finance Site; Capitol Hill Gears Up With Education Hearings
13 July 2001
Senate HELP Committee Adds Senator DeWine to Roster; Senate Named Conference Conferees; Jack Martin Will Serve as ED's Next Chief Financial Officer
15 June 2001
Senate Passes Education Bill; recapitulation of amendments adopted to the bill; Press Conference on Gregg's Voucher Amendment Held this Week; Committee Approves Bills to Improve Opportunities for Math and Science Education; House Education Committee Held Press Conference on H.R. 1
8 June 2001
Bush Signs Tax Bill; Work Continues on Senate Organizational Resolution; Debate on S.1 Continues; Kennedy Assumes Chairmanship of HELP Committee; Bush to Nominate Laurie Rich as Assistant ED Secretary; ED Taps Bill Lucia for Intergovernmental Post; New Law Expands Florida's Voucher Program; NCES Releases "The Condition of Education, 2001"; ED Releases Handbook — "Managing the Price of College"
31 May 2001
ESEA Update; Campoverde to Head ED'S Legislative and Congressional Affairs; Christine Brooks, Leslie Sanchez Selected to Head ED Initiatives
25 May 2001
Senator Jeffords Leaves GOP; House Passes H.R. 1, 384-45; Senate Still in the Thick of Considering ESEA; House-Senate Conferees Aim to Finish Work on Tax Cut Plan; House and Senate Turn Attention to Appropriations; Paige Sends Letter to Hill Explaining Mismanagement; Hansen's Nomination Clears Senate
17–21 May 2001
Jeffords Resigns From Republican Party; Senate Continues Education Debate; House Files Amendments to Education Bill This Week; Congress Heads Toward Conference On Budget Next Week
Extra: Summary of Amendments Submitted to the Rules Committee on H.R. 1, No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
11 May 2001
House Ed and the Workforce Committee Passes ESEA Bill; Senate Continues to Debate S. 1; Budget Resolution Clears Senate; Subcommittee Considers ED Appropriations Request
4 May 2001
Senate Begins Education Debate This Week; Continuation of HR 1 Markup Scheduled for Next Week; FY 2002 Budget Deal Reached This Week; Lindsey Kozberg Tapped for Public Affairs Post at ED; May is Declared National Scholarship Month
27 April 2001
Showdown on ESEA Scheduled for Next Week; FY 2002 Budget Update; Paige Announces Three-Step Approach to Dealing With Waste and Fraud at ED; President Sends Hansen's Nomination to Senate; Education Leaders Speak to State and Local Education Reform Group; ELC Holds Forum on Technology; Funding Opportunities
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