College President Byron Tsabetsaye Navajo Zuni August 22 2012 Before the U S Senate Committee On Health Education Labor and Pensions Field Hearing to Help Fulfill the Federal Mandate to Provide Higher...2012 Before the Senate Committee on Health Education Labor and Pension Field Hearing August 22 2012 Good Morning Mr Chairman and members of the...

5844 Albany New York 12234 Fax 518 473 4909 TESTIMONY BEFORE THE UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH EDUCATION LABOR AND PENSIONS NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND EARLY LESSONS FROM STATE FLEXIBILITY WAIVERS FEBRUARY...intervention and moved schools and districts along the NCLB improvement corrective action and restructuring continuum We strengthened the...

SUITE 700 WASHINGTON D C 20005 T 202 293 1217 F 202 293 2605 WWW EDTRUST ORG United States Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee February 7 2013 Written Testimony of Kati Haycock President...CHILD LEFT BEHIND AND WAIVERS First a little context In 2002 NCLB ushered in sweeping changes to school accountability Though accountability had...

1 U S Senate Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions No Child Left Behind Early Lessons from State Flexibility Waivers February 7 2013 Testimony of Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Chairman...provided under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ESEA to empower States districts and schools to move forward with reforms that...

1 U S SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH EDUCATION LABOR PENSIONS Testimony Andy Smarick Bellwether Education Partners Thank you Mr Chairman and members of the Committee for having me here today By way of brief...Administration s approach to addressing the needs of students in the nation s lowest performing schools Background NCLB and the Waivers Analyzing...

Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee Testimony February 7 2013 Terry Holliday Commissioner of Education Kentucky Department of Education Chairman Harkin Ranking Member Alexander and Senator Paul...supporter of the vision of the legislation EVERY child should reach proficiency For too long our schools had failed to meet the needs of many...

Federal Hearing Bully Free Schools How Local State and Federal Efforts Can Help Hosted by the Honorable Tom Harkin Iowa Senator Remarks by Penny Bisignano Consultant for Bullying and Harassment Iowa Safe...Safe and Supportive Schools Grant Iowa Department of Education Friday June 8 2012 Good afternoon ladies and gentleman I am happy to be with you...

SCHOOL BULLYING Legal Protections for Vulnerable Youth Need to Be More Fully Assessed Statement of Linda M Calbom Western Regional Director Testimony Before the Committee on Health Education Labor and...on school bullying It is estimated that millions of American youths have been bullied by their peers including physical verbal and electronic...

S Senate Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions Bully Free Schools How Local State and Federal Efforts Can Help East High School Des Moines Independent Community School District Des Moines Iowa...I appreciate the opportunity to share with you the work that the Department is doing to support schools in their efforts to provide all students...

Coordinator Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports Montgomery County Public Schools Before the Senate Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions Beyond Seclusion and Restraint Creating Positive...for inviting me to be here as a representative of my school division Montgomery County Public Schools Our goal in Montgomery County is to...