An Affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Primer on NCLB Reauthorization Implications from Federal Stimulus Programs September 20, 2010

An Affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Reauthorization Way, way, way overdue Consensus that NCLB SHOULD be fixed, but not on HOW Congress still struggling after several prior attempts

An Affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Stimulus Despite lack of reauthorization, education reform has been spurred by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) –Enacted in February 2009 –Provided : $787 billion –$100 billion for education

An Affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce ARRA – Quick Review State Fiscal Stabilization Fund “Race to the Top” Innovation Grants (I3) More funding for Title I, IDEA, SIG

An Affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce SFSF Assurances 1.Achieving equity in teacher distribution 2.Improving collection and use of data 3.Standards and assessments 4.Supporting struggling schools 37 Specific indicators to demonstrate implementation

An Affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce SFSF Requirements Longitudinal data components in place by Sept 2011 Student growth data to teachers by Sept 2011 Teacher impact on student achievement – timeline, but no date Information on graduates going to college by Sept 2011

An Affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Race to the Top $4 billion competition based on: College and career ready standards and assessments Data systems that measure student success and inform instruction Increasing teacher effectiveness and achieving equity in teacher distribution Turning around lowest-achieving schools

An Affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Race to the Top Competition drove reform in many states –Tenure reform –Teacher evaluations –Charter schools 12 winners Additional round likely next year

An Affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce ARRA Reforms Reforms also align with Administration’s vision for ESEA reauthorization (Blue Print) ARRA provided major flexibility to Secretary Same reforms would have been unlikely as part of reauthorization

An Affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce ARRA Reforms Particularly challenging issues… Common core (RTTT assessment) Teacher effectiveness Teacher distribution Interventions for low-performing schools Charter schools Data systems

An Affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce ARRA Reforms and Reauthorization Not a replacement for reauthorization – key issues such as AYP and 2014 and school improvement Key themes are likely to be very similar Specifics are NOT