New ESEA Senate bill posted

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New ESEA Senate bill posted

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Just received this link from Monty Neill. More on the new proposal to come.
http://help.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/ROM117523.pdf
The proposal is 860 pages long. You may want to jump in at p. 38, on assessment, on p. 111, where the school performance (i.e. improvement and intervention) section begins, or at the parent involvement piece beginning on page 149.

PSAT for 10-11-11: Support the youth movement for quality education!

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An invitation from Chicago Youth Initiating Change:
Greetings,
Join the growing education movement in Chicago! CYIC and others are co-sponsoring Quality Education Call to Action for students, parents, educators, and communities. The event is this Saturday in conjunction with the Young People’s Project We The People Tour – a national effort to improve public education from the ground up! Find out what local groups are doing to fight for a high quality public education, what’s happening nationwide, and how to build greater solidarity in the fight for public education! Details include:
Register at: http://www.typp.org/events
We The People Tour – Quality Education Call to Action