Thank you Chairman Miller, and thank you to the witnesses who are here this afternoon to discuss this extremely important – and extremely troubling – topic. As the name indicates, the Head Start program is designed to give our neediest children a “head start” before enrolling in school. Because children who lag behind when they start school tend to remain behind, Head Start is supposed to help clo... Read more »
Good morning and thank you, Chairman Andrews. I would like to begin by thanking our distinguished panel for appearing today. We appreciate that they have taken time out of their busy schedules to share their experiences and expertise with us. The issue before us is an important one, and, to put it mildly, more than a little complicated – especially for those of us who are not lawyers. But especial... Read more »
Thank you Mr. Chairman. I wish to welcome our witnesses and offer my thanks for your participation in this hearing. We are here today to look at the importance of quality teachers and explore ways to support the best educators for our kids. No one denies the success of our education system depends largely upon the quality of classroom instruction. Students deserve the most effective teachers becau... Read more »
Thank you Madam Chair and good morning everyone. Since today is recognized around the world as Worker Memorial Day, I would like to begin my comments by acknowledging the family members who have come to Washington, DC to share their stories about loved ones injured or killed on the job. Yesterday, the House passed H. Res. 375 honoring those who lost their lives in the workplace. I would like to ex... Read more »
Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. I too would like to thank our witnesses for appearing today. We appreciate that you have taken the time out of your busy schedules to testify this morning. I would also like to thank the Chairwoman for working to craft this bill in a bipartisan manner, and for having an open dialogue with interested parties throughout this process. As the Chairwoman noted, H.R. 4855, t... Read more »
Thank you Mr. Chairman and welcome to our witnesses. Mr. Kline sends his regrets that he is unable to be with us this morning. We are here today to examine juvenile justice and the goals of Congress as it looks to reauthorize the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. Last reauthorized in 2002, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act helps state and local leaders reduce juven... Read more »
Statement of Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY) Remarks as Prepared for Delivery Thank you Madam Chair, and good morning. We’re here today to examine corporal punishment in schools and its effect on academic success. We’ll look not only at questions of how corporal punishment is currently used in some states and schools, but also broader issues such as the definition of what constitutes corporal punishmen... Read more »
We’re here this morning to examine how data can be used to inform educational outcomes. To be sure, educational data systems play an integral role in efforts to create more sophisticated academic performance measures. In other words, data help us understand how our students – and their teachers – are performing. Yet no conversation about educational data systems would be complete without a discuss... Read more »
Good morning. Chairman Kildee, thank you for holding today's hearing - the fourth in the current series as the Committee begins the process of reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). I would also like to thank all of today's witnesses for being here to testify. I believe it is imperative that we examine all issues thoroughly, particularly through the hearing process. We be... Read more »
We’re here this afternoon to discuss the Administration’s blueprint for ESEA. These 45 pages were anxiously awaited by many in the education community, the media, and of course here in Congress. For the last several weeks we’ve been meeting at the member and staff levels on a bipartisan basis with our counterparts in the Senate, and this blueprint is viewed by many as the first attempt by any one ... Read more »
