History of IDEA
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Fulfilling the promise to our children: The Fiscal Fairness Act and The Student Bill Of Rights
- 04-01-2011
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Blog by Rep. Chaka Fattah/Huffington Post
Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, has been vocal that education is the civil rights issue of our time. I couldn't agree more. Our country was predicated upon the fundamental idea of equality, yet in every state in the country we provide poor children less of everything we know they need to be successful. Our ongoing attempts at closing the proverbial achievement gap through various policies and practices, while necessary and generally well intentioned, have not adequately addressed vast gaps in opportunity and resources. Left unaddressed, these gaps will continue the disparate academic outcomes we witness along racial, economic, language, and ability lines. I will be introducing the Fiscal Fairness Act and the Student Bill of Rights Act, both of which are designed to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) to address this. (more...)
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