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The 113th Congress and You
Education Politics and Policy in 2013
David Griffith, Public Policy Director
Megan Wolfe, Manager, Public Policy-Advocacy
January 27, 2013
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The 2012 Elections--Senate
112th Congress
Democrats – 53
Republicans – 47
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Senate Leadership
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Senate Results—What Do
They Mean?
Senate has 12 new members
Senate Democratic majority increased by 2
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (NM)
believes he has a larger mandate for
Democratic positions: Tax increases
Defense cuts; preserve entitlements
Education?
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Senate Education Committee
Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA)
Ranking Minority Member
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
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The 2012 Elections--House
112th Congress
Republicans – 242
Democrats – 193
House
113th Congress
Republicans – 234
Democrats – 201
House
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The 2012 House Election
Results
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U.S. 2012 Election
Proportional by County
Mark Newman, Department of Physics and Center for the Study of Complex Systems, University of Michigan
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House Leadership
Republicans: Democrats:
Speaker John Boehner Leader Nancy Pelosi
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House Results—What Do
They Mean?
84 new members
43% of House members have served < 3 years
Democrats saw a net gain of 8 seats
Democrats won 1 million more votes than Republicans
BUT---
House GOP maintains majority—Boehner believes GOP
has a mandate to:
Cut Spending (entitlements and NDD)
Hold the line on tax increases—tax reform okay
Hold Democrats responsible for passing a budget
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House Education Committee
Chairman John Kline (R-MN) Ranking Minority Member
George Miller (D-CA) New Elem & Secondary
Subcommittee Chairman
Todd Rokita (R-IN)
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Obama and the
Department of Education
Staying
Arne Duncan
Joanne Weiss, Chief of Staff
Carmel Martin, Office of Planning & Policy
Deb Delisle, K-12
Leaving
Deputy Secretary Tony Miller (?)
Karen Cator, Ed Tech
Peter Cunningham, Communications
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Administration’s 2nd Term
Education Priorities
Four more years of: Common Core
Educator Effectiveness
Data systems
School turnaround
Competitive grants • Race to the Top
• Investing in Innovation
NCLB waivers & flexibility
• District waivers?
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Administration’s 2nd Term
Education Priorities
New/expanded initiatives:
Early childhood education
Principal preparation and evaluation
Teacher preparation programs
College affordability and access
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ESEA in the last Congress
ESEA
Administration’s blueprint
Senate committee passed bill
House committee passed bill
35 state waivers
Main themes
State discretion
Accountability
School turnaround
improvement
Teacher evaluations
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Education Committee
Agendas
Reauthorizations:
ESEA
IDEA
Perkins (CTE)
HEA
ESRA
Head Start
Waivers likely to be addressed by both House and Senate committees
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Education Committee
Agendas
HEA—Access, accountability, and funding
IDEA—Alignment with ESEA
Perkins—alignment w/ CCCR standards
(Common Career Technical Core)
HEAD START—Program quality & improvement
(early learning challenge grants)
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Education Funding
Education Funding—Sequestration
5.9%, across-the-board cuts to
federal education programs
Totals about $3 billion in cuts
Effective March 1, 2013
Cuts to most education programs in 2013-14
school year, except Impact Aid, which will be cut
in March
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Sequestration Cuts
•Title I funding for disadvantaged students: -$855 million
•The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: -$682 million
•Improving Teacher Quality State Grants: -$162 million
•Career and Technical Education: -$97 million
•21st Century Community Learning Centers: -$65 million
•Teacher Incentive Fund: -$17 million
•www.ascd.org/sequestration
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The 113th Congress and You
Questions?