Reauthorizing ESEA: The Obama Administration’s Blueprint

Mar 30, 2010

On March 17, 2010, Education Secretary Arne Duncan testified before the House Education and Labor Committee on the Obama Administration’s newly released blueprint for revamping the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), currently known as the No Child Left Behind Act. He focused on the themes of college and career readiness, accountability for all students, and incentives for states to improve their approach to educating our nation’s students. The Committee expressed a strong commitment to working with the Administration in rewriting the law. In his opening statement, Chairman George Miller said “the President’s blueprint lays important markers for us as we begin this rewrite.” To view the full statement click here http://edlabor.house.gov/hearings/full-committee/

NASW, independently and in collaboration with the National Alliance of Pupil Serving Organizations (NAPSO), recently submitted comments for the Chairman to consider as Congress gears up to reauthorize the No Child Left Behind Act https://www.socialworkers.org/advocacy/issues/education/default.asp

NASW Files Amicus Brief in Ohio’s Parentage Law

NASW Files Amicus Brief in Ohio’s Parentage Law

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and its Ohio chapter partnered with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Ohio to file an amicus curiae brief to the Ohio Supreme Court in the case In re LES. The lawsuit centers on Ohio’s parentage laws as they...

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