TESOL Education Policy Outlook - November 2014

TESOL Education Policy Outlook - November 2014

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  TESOL Education PolicyOutlook: The View From DC John Segota, CAE Associate Executive Director for Public Policy & Professional Relations 2014 TexTESOL State Conference
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  Overview •  113th and114th Congress •  Obama Administration •  Education Policy –  ESEA –  WIA –  Immigration –  Common Core
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  113th Congress House of Representatives – 233 Republicans –  199 Democrats –  3 Vacancies Senate –  53 Democrats –  45 Republicans –  2 Independents
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  113th Congress -Remaining •  FY2015 Federal Budget –  CR through Dec 11 •  Nomination of Loretta Lynch for Attorney General •  Extension of tax breaks •  Keystone XL Pipeline •  Military action –  Syria and Iraq
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  114th Congress House of Representatives – 244 Republicans –  186 Democrats –  5 TBD Senate –  53 Republicans –  44 Democrats –  2 Independents –  1 TBD
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  House of Representatives • Leadership –  Speaker of the House – Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) •  Education and Workforce –  Chairman – Rep. John Kline (R-MN)
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  U.S. Senate •  Leadership – 113th Majority Leader - Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) –  114th Majority Leaders – Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) •  Senate Majority Whip –  114th Congress – Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
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  U.S. Department ofEducation •  Deborah Delisle, Assistant Secretary, Elem. & Sec. Ed. •  Johan Uvin, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Voc. & Adult Ed. •  Libia Gil, Assistant Deputy Secretary and Director, OELA
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  President’s FY2015 BudgetProposal •  $68.6 Billion for Dept. of Ed –  Increasing equity and opportunity for all students –  Strengthening support for teachers and school leaders –  Early learning: Making quality preschool available for all 4-year-olds –  Improving affordability, quality, and success in postsecondary education –  Making schools safer and creating positive learning environments
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  2015 Budget Request FY2014FY2015 Request FY2015 Senate LHHS* Title I - ESEA $14.38 billion $14.38 billion $14.43 billion Title III - ESEA $723 million $723 million $723 million Title II - WIA $564 million $564 million $577 million EL/Civics - WIA $71 million $71 million ?
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  Elementary and SecondaryEducation Act •  S 1094 - Strengthen America Schools Act •  HR 5 – Student Success Act •  HR 5219 / S 1043 – English Learning and Innovation Act
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  Elementary and SecondaryEducation Act •  NCLB Waivers – 42 States + DC and Puerto Rico were approved since 2011 – 34 states + DC up for renewal – WA’s waiver rescinded •  Flexibility on some provisions of NCLB in exchange for State-developed plans
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  Common Core Standards • PARCC and Smarter Balanced •  English language proficiency assessment –  ASSETS and ELPA 21 •  Understanding Language Project
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  Higher Education Act • Last reauthorized in 2008 •  Numerous Senate and House hearings •  Title II – Teacher Quality –  State grants –  Partnership grants
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  Adult Education •  WorkforceInnovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) –  Signed into law July 22, 2014 –  Reauthorizes and replaces the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) •  Amends the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (Title II) –  Effective date of implementation July 1, 2015 –  State plans and accountability provisions take effect July 1, 2016
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  Adult Education •  Programmefor the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) –  Sponsored by Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) –  24 countries –  Results released October/November 2013
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  Deferred Action onChildhood Arrivals •  Eligibility criteria •  Application procedure •  Protection from deportation – 2 years •  Possible employment authorization •  Not a pathway to permanent residency or citizenship •  Renewal
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  Immigration Reform •  S.744 – Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act –  Border Security –  Pathway to
 citizenship –  DREAM Act
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  2014 House GOPImmigration Principles •  Border Security and Interior Enforcement
 Must Come First •  Implement Entry-Exit Visa Tracking System •  Employment Verification and Workplace Enforcement •  Reforms to the Legal Immigration System •  Youth •  Individuals Living Outside the Rule of Law
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