Federal Education Policy & Funding August 24, 2017

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Presenters Amanda Karhuse Director of Advocacy, NASSP Zach Scott Manager of Advocacy, NASSP

Capitol Hill Day: Tuesday, September 26

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 (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 (H.R. 3636 and S. 1694), which was introduced by Sen. Jack Reed (RI) and Rep. Ruben Kihuen (NV) 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 (MI) and Rep. Jared Polis (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 CTE bill, H.R. 2353 earlier this year. The bill is still waiting to be marked up in the Senate Thank those who supported and ask your Senators to support it as well

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 (VA) Bill would expand career exploration and CTE-related opportunities to middle level students, including apprenticeships or other work-based learning opportunities

School Vouchers 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 Vouchers Urge your member of Congress to oppose the CHOICE Act (S. 235/H.R. 691), which was introduced by Sen. Tim Scott (SC) and Rep. Todd Rokita (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 Vouchers 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) Urge your member of Congress to support the Public Dollars for Public Schools Act

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 until Congress takes action!

Federal Budget & Appropriations FY 2017 Appropriations Congress passed a $1.1 trillion omnibus in May. ED spending for K-12 fell by $60 million bringing it to $71.6 billion. This included cuts for a variety of important programs. For example, Title II received a cut of $294 million.

Federal Budget & Appropriations FY 2018 Appropriations President Trump released his full budget on May 23 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 House Labor-HHS-Education bill cuts discretionary funding by $5 billion. Senate has not begun the appropriations process 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 - $15.46 billion Title II, Part A (State Grants) - $2.3 billion School Leader Recruitment and Support Program - $15 million Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation (LEARN) - $190 million School Support and Academic Enrichment Grants (Title IV, Part A) - $1.65 billion

Talking Points: Appropriations Other priority programs: IDEA State Grants $12 billion in FY 2017 CTE State Grants $1.12 billion in FY 2017

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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