3/5/2012 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
House Education and Workforce Committee Approves Republican Bills to Rewrite NCLB
2/20/2012 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
President Obama Provides 10 States with Waivers from No Child Left Behind; Administration Releases Budget for FY2013
2/13/2012 - NSTA Reports
After months of negotiations to develop bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), also known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB), House Education and Workforce Chair John Kline (R–Minnesota) announced in mid-December 2011 that continued talks between Republicans and Democrats would only "further stall the ESEA process."
10/10/2011 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
STEM Education Legislation Introduced in the Senate; House Appropriators Zero out Funding for Math and Science Partnerships
9/26/2011 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
President Obama Announces NCLB Waivers; House Passes ESEA Charter School Legislation; House Ed and Workforce Committee Holds Two Hearings on ESEA School Accountability; Senate Republicans Introduce ESEA Legislation; NSTA Executive Director Speaker at Capitol Hill Event
8/8/2011 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
How Will the Debt Ceiling Deal Affect K–12 Education?
6/20/2011 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Winners Testify Before Congress and Participate in Congressional Science Fair
5/4/2011 - Jodi Peterson, Assistant Executive Director, Legislative Affairs, National Science Teachers Association and Chair, STEM Education Coalition
This year, many believe that Congress will begin work to reauthorize (rewrite) the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the federal education law commonly known as No Child Left Behind. What does this mean for science education and educators?
3/21/2011 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
Duncan: 82 Percent of America's Schools Could Fail to Meet AYP Next Year; President Calls on Congress to Reauthorize No Child Left Behind; House and Senate Pass Another Short-Term Funding Measure for FY2011 Federal Programs
2/22/2011 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
President Obama Unveils His 2012 Budget Proposal
1/3/2011 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
Congress Passes America Competes Reauthorization Act
11/1/2010 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
President Obama Announces Change the Equation
9/20/2010 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
President Obama Announces Major Expansion of Educate to Innovate Campaign to Improve STEM Education
8/16/2010 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
Education Jobs Bill Signed into Law; Department of Education Announces First i3 Grant Recipients
5/31/2010 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
On Thursday, May 27, the Obama Administration released its National Security Strategy document that lays out a strategic approach for advancing American interests, and addresses a wide array of issues including strengthening STEM education.
5/24/2010 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
Strike Two on America COMPETES
5/17/2010 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
Democrats Pull America Competes from House Floor
5/3/2010 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
House Committee Approves America Competes Act
3/15/2010 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
President Obama Releases Plan to Revise Elementary and Secondary Education Act
3/1/2010 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
House Ed and Labor Leaders Announce Plans to Reauthorize NCLB; Duncan to Testify Before Ed and Labor Committee Wednesday, March 3; President Obama, Department of Education Announce Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge; Update on America Competes Act; Department of Education Unveils Innovation Web Portal; Engineering in Education Bills Introduced in House and Senate
2/15/2010 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
Rep. Vernon Ehlers to Retire from Congress; Budget Update; NSTA Division Director Testifies Before Congress; Senate and House Pass Resolution in Support of National Engineers Week
2/1/2010 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
President Obama Releases FY2011 Budget; NCLB This Spring?
1/12/2010 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
NSTA and PBS Initiatives Acknowledged at White House Event
12/23/2009 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
On December 16 the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill intended to stimulate the economy and create jobs by redirecting more than $154 billion from TARP.
12/4/2009 - Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
On November 23, President Obama launched "Educate to Innovate," a nationwide effort for increasing student achievement in science and math education over the next 10 years.