POLICY NATIONAL WOMEN S LAW CENTER BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF THE SENATE HEALTH EDUCATION LABOR AND PENSIONS COMMITTEE HEARING ON THE STATE OF THE AMERICAN CHILD SECURING OUR CHILDREN...and the growing public understanding of the importance of our children s early years not only for school success but our nation s economic...

Testimony of Michael Hinojosa Ed D Superintendent Dallas Independent School District Before Senate Health Education Labor and Pension Committee April 29 2010 Good Morning Senator Harkin Ranking Member...Member Enzi and Members of the Committee I am Michael Hinojosa Superintendent of Schools for the Dallas Independent School District Dallas Texas I...

Ross Supervisor Homeless Education Program Prince George s County Public Schools Maryland Before the Senate Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions April 29th 2010 Thank you Chairman Harkin Ranking...Supervisor for the Homeless Education Program for the Prince George s County Public School System in Maryland Our school system like most...

Testimony of Thomas Kane Professor of Education and Economics Harvard Graduate School of Education before the Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee April 15 2010 Chairman Harkin Ranking Member...committee today My name is Tom Kane I am a Professor of Education and Economics at the Harvard Graduate School of Education I am currently...

Project 1 Senate Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions Statement of Timothy Daly The New Teacher Project Testimony Submitted to the Senate Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions April...opportunity to speak with you today about how the Elementary and Secondary Education Act can focus our schools on giving all students excellent...

THE SENATE HEALTH EDUCATION LABOR AND PENSIONS COMMITTEE HEARING ON THE REAUTHORIZATION OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT Presented by Layne Parmenter Principal Urie Elementary School Lyman WY...2010 10 00 a m Good morning My name is Layne Parmenter and I am the principal of Urie Elementary School in Lyman Wyoming I would like to begin...

founder New Leaders for New Schools Prepared for U S Senate HELP Committee Roundtable April 15 2010 Thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony to the Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions...reauthorize ESEA in a bipartisan and effective manner Research has shown that nearly 60 percent of a school s impact on student achievement is...

Testimony of Randi Weingarten President American Federation of Teachers Before the Senate Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions April 15 2010 Chairman Harkin Ranking Member Enzi and committee members...our public schools and to challenge the notion that teachers alone as wonderful as they are can provide our children with all they need...

Statement of Ellen Moir Chief Executive Officer New Teacher Center To the U S Senate Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions April 15 2010 Thank you Mr Chairman and Members of the Committee for...or swim approach to induction It exacts a high price on new teachers their students and the entire school community A federal policy focus on new...

Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions ESEA Reauthorization Teachers and Leaders April 15 2010 Written Testimony of Diana S Fesmire Fifth Grade Teacher Sierra Elementary School Alamogordo NM...states and school districts to get a great teacher in every classroom and a great leader in every school The good news is that there are already...