December 2015

America Forward Commends Congressional Passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016

Act provides federal funding for important programs that advance innovation and evidence. WASHINGTON, D.C. | December 18, 2015 – America Forward and Members of the America Forward Coalition issued the following statement today after the Senate passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act to fund the federal government for Fiscal Year 2016. The legislation passed the Senate by a vote of 65
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STATE OF PLAY: PAY FOR SUCCESS AND EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY

The Every Student Succeeds Act: How ESSA Advances on Learner-Centered Education

The following post was written by Lexi Barrett, America Forward's Policy Director. Yesterday, the President signed a historic piece of legislation to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) called the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The ESSA includes a number of America Forward K-12 education priorities to help ensure all students have access to a high-quality education that
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America Forward Tweetstorms ESSA Passage

Yesterday, the Senate passed the bipartisan Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), paving the way for President Obama to sign the most important piece of education legislation of the last decade (see America Forward's statement here). America Forward's staff and leaders from the 70+ innovative organizations in the America Forward Coalition worked incredibly hard over the last year to help shape
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America Forward’s ESEA Update: Exciting New Change to School Report Cards

The following post was written by Lexi Barrett, America Forward's Policy Director. Today, the Senate passed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), historic legislation to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The ESSA includes an exciting new provision championed by America Forward to include postsecondary enrollment on high school report cards. Because of this new provision millions more
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America Forward Applauds Passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act

Bipartisan bill reauthorizes Elementary and Secondary Education Act, improving K-12 Education WASHINGTON, D.C. | December 8, 2015 – The America Forward Coalition and America Forward's Executive Director, Deborah Smolover, issued the following statements today after the Senate passed a bipartisan Every Student Succeeds Act (S.1177) to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and improve K-12 education. The legislation
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The Every Student Succeeds Act: Paying for Success in Education

How the Every Student Succeeds Act Rewards Results through Evidence-Based Programming The following post was written by Nicole Truhe, America Forward's Government Affairs Director.   Pay for Success is a funding method in which public resources are driven to approaches that achieve better outcomes from social programs than current practice and America Forward has been a leader in advancing the
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The Every Student Succeeds Act: Overview of America Forward’s Priorities

The following post was written by Lexi Barrett, America Forward's Policy Director.   On December 1, 2015, the House made significant progress towards a historic reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) by approving the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) by a vote of 359 to 64. With that vote, Congress is just one step away from final
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America Forward: ESEA Update

What is happening in Congress with ESEA?   On November 19, 2015, House and Senate conferees approved the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), a bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The final bill was released on November 30 and can be found here. This conference agreement is expected to receive votes over the next two weeks
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