The ones who remain in place, would say that the president s mind is focused on the policy issues at hand of which parents just want in infrastructure and a tax code overhaul on the other. Obviously, theres plenty going on to subject more on the president s mind. More going on inside the white house to hold the ceremonial the president had this last week. Louise radnofsky live on this sunday morning. Thank you for being with us. Thank you for having me. Her work is available at wjs. Com. Appreciate you being with us. Now state and local officials testify at a house hearing on tefr Student Succeeds act. They changed the way the federal department of education oversees state boards of education and local School Districts. This is twoandahalf hours. The committee of Education Workforce will come to order. Good morning, and welcome to todays full committee hearing. I want to thank you or panel of witnesses and our Committee Members for joining todays discussion on the implementation of the
Allocated between the parties and in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. Each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. Thompson, for five minutes. Mr. Thompson thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, yesterday i had the privilege of touring pennsylvanias only stateowned twoyear Technical College, Thaddeus Stevens college of technology, named after an individual, former member of congress that served in the era of Abraham Lincoln in this chamber. I was pleased to be in lancaster with my colleague, representative smucker. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Provides a bridge out of poverty for some of the poorest citizens of pennsylvania through a highscale, Technical Education. Graduates are filling the skills gap in america as there is a 99 placement of graduates of its highdemand programs. Founded in 1905, Thaddeus Stevens college of technology educate
The committee on Education Workforce will come to order. Good morning and welcome to todays full committee hearing. I thank our panel of witnesses and our Committee Members for joining todays discussion on the implementation of the every Student Succeeds act, essa. Essa can be considereded a milestone for k12 policy because it was a monumental shift in the role and states and School Districts would have in the future of education and it sought to achieve two specific goals for k12 education and autonomy and accountability. States and School Districts were given new independence when creating a k12 Education Program that works best for their own students, ending a washington knows best approach to education. Additionally, essa prohibitively influenced the states adoption of particular standards and repealed federal mandates for teacher performance and protected a states right to opt out of federal Education Programs. Part of this is goal for state and School District autonomy was to for
Rude it was interesting before the commentary end so they didnt hear what Public Comment had to say that was as important to hear Public Comment. Anyway, i think that is important to acknowledge the task force itself is working on the flails details we will ultimately be engaged in the task force not that i i dont want to know about it were engaged in a place the engagement is meaningful okay. So maybe if we can just have a some guidelines we give people before they presents likewise and people that do it all the time write down the notes they read theyre not to the point it is nervous racking to stand up in front of folks any the new busy any members of the public that want to comment on new businesses business seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Final item please. Sfgovtv could you show the slides just a reminder in this last meeting of the calendar year the existing business. And it is the official forum to voice your concerns regarding policies and projects and issues that effec
Mrs. Yanking if you will please join me in the pledge of allegiance we want to welcome everyone in person for those of you who want to address the board of education please fill out a speaker card and give it before the item is called this is included if you want to address the board of the appreciation of one of our Board Members no approval for board minutes item c superintendant report superintendant lee thank you president haney thank you for being here it is a bittersweet and momentous for many reasons the report that i will give is going to be a little bit different this evening and the first thing id like to do to share some of the duties of this particular report just in contribute to one of our students that was a victim of ghost fire im sorry the ghost ship fire 10 todays and that is the principal mr. Barry by the and ask the principal to come up to the mike and share some thoughts about our student. Thanks for coming open friday too that meant a lot were the school of the ar