Federal Education Policy & Funding April 5, 2017

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Capitol Hill Day: Tuesday, September 13

Federal Landscape President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Secretary Betsy DeVos and 1st session of the 115th Congress Focus on overturning laws & regulations championed by the Obama administration: Affordable Care Act Education regulations on teacher prep, ESSA accountability & state plan template Title IX ESSA implementation & budget still dominating discussions on Capitol Hill

Key Policy Issues Federal Education Policy Higher Education Act Career and Technical Education School Choice Budget and Appropriations

Higher Education Act Now that ESSA is “done,” Congress is turning to another major piece of education legislation, the Higher Education Act Higher education, particularly the cost of college, was a major campaign issue for presidential & congressional candidates Many proposed bills related to HEA were introduced during the 114th Congress

Talking Points: Higher Ed Ask the member of Congress to cosponsor or support the Recruiting and Retaining Effective School Leaders Act (no bill #), which will be reintroduced by Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA) Bill would provide loan forgiveness to principals and assistant principals, mirroring a similar program already in place for teachers

Talking Points: Higher Ed Ask the member of Congress to cosponsor or support the Educator Preparation Reform Act (no bill #), which will be reintroduced by Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) Bill would improve accountability for teacher & principal prep programs and expand Teacher Quality Partnership Grants to include principal residency programs

Talking Points: Higher Ed Ask the member of Congress to cosponsor the Making Education Affordable and Accessible Act (S. 718/H.R. 1710), which was introduced by Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) Bill would allow funds under Title VII of HEA to be used for dual or concurrent enrollment programs Funds could also be used for professional development opportunities for teachers, principals & other school leaders

Career and Technical Education Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act is overdue for reauthorization The House passed a bipartisan bill in September 2016, but a markup of the Senate bill was postponed indefinitely We expect the House bill to be the starting point in the 115th Congress

NASSP on CTE Policy In fall 2015, NASSP sent a letter to the Hill outlining our priorities in CTE reauthorization NASSP emphasized: Professional development for CTE teachers Personalization CTE in the middle grades Accountability and data collection Greater funding

Talking Points: CTE Ask the Member of Congress to cosponsor the Middle STEP Act (no bill #), which will be reintroduced by Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) Bill would expand career exploration and CTE-related opportunities to middle level students, including apprenticeships or other work-based learning opportunities

School Choice NASSP has a longstanding position in opposition to school vouchers and tax credit programs that would transfer public funds to private schools President Trump proposed a $20 billion school choice program as part of his campaign platform Skinny budget for FY 2018 included school choice proposals Voucher amendments were defeated during ESEA reauthorization process

Talking Points: School Choice Urge your member of Congress to oppose the CHOICE Act (S. 235/H.R. 691), which was introduced by Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN) Bill would turn IDEA into a voucher program and shift special education funds to private institutions Bill would also reduce Impact Aid & expand the ineffective DC voucher program

Talking Points: School Choice Urge your member of Congress to also oppose the following bills: Enhancing Educational Opportunities for All Students Act (H.R. 716) Choices in Education Act (H.R. 610) Educational Opportunities Act (H.R. 895/S. 148)

Federal Budget & Appropriations

Key Terms Authorization Creates a specific program through federal law. An authorization bill acts as a prerequisite for an appropriation or other kinds of budget authority. Appropriations Provides the actual amount of federal dollars to a specific program. Congress needs to pass appropriations bills each year for the operations and programs run by the federal government.

Federal Budget & Appropriations Sequestration: Sequestration began in March 2013 Education funding for 2013-2014 school year was cut by 5.23% ($3.1 billion) FY 2014 appropriations bill partially restored sequester cuts to some programs Sequestration will resume after FY 2016 unless Congress takes action!

Federal Budget & Appropriations FY 2017 Appropriations Congress failed to complete the FY 2017 appropriations process before the new fiscal year began on October 1, 2016 Federal government has been operating under a continuing resolution (CR), which is due to expire on April 28, 2017 President Trump has requested $3 billion in cuts to education funding in FY 2017 Government shutdown is a possibility!

Federal Budget & Appropriations FY 2018 Appropriations President Trump released a “skinny budget” on March 16 Budget includes a $54 billion increase for defense spending. Budget provides $59 billion for the Department of Education, a $9 billion (13%) reduction below the FY 2017 funding level Congressional committees will hold hearings on FY 2018 budget & appropriations this spring All bills must be finalized by October 1, 2018

Talking Points: Appropriations Ask for full authorized-level funding for ESSA programs: Title I Grants to LEAs Title II, Part A (State Grants) School Leader Recruitment and Support Program Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation (LEARN) School Support and Academic Enrichment Grants (Title IV, Part A)

Talking Points: Appropriations Other priority programs: IDEA State Grants CTE State Grants

Contact Information Amanda Karhuse NASSP Director of Advocacy karhusea@nassp.org 703-860-7241 Zach Scott NASSP Advocacy Manager scottz@nassp.org 703-860-7292

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