ERIC Number: ED620870
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 234
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Lessons Learned: Charting the Path to Educational Equity. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education of the Committee on Education and Labor. U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, First Session (March 25, 2021). Serial No. 117-5
US House of Representatives
This document records testimony from a hearing before the Committee on Education and Labor that was held to examine lessons learned when charting the path to educational equity. Member statements were provided by: (1) Honorable Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan, Chairman, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education; and (2) Honorable Burgess Owens, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Witness statements and and prepared statements were provided by: (1) Selene A. Almazan, Esq., Legal Director, Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc.; (2) Alberto M. Carvalho, Superintendent of Schools, Miami-Dade County Public Schools; (3) Jennifer Dale, Parent; and (4) Marc H. Morial, JD, President and CEO, National Urban League. Additional submissions by Honorable Robert C. Scott, ''Bobby'', a Representative in Congress from the State of Virginia, include: (1) Article: ''CDC report on Smithfield COVID-19 outbreak in Sioux Falls was redone with 'watered down' recommendations''; (2) Article: ''The CDC softened a report on meatpacking safety during the pandemic. Democrats say they want to know why''; (3) Article: ''Democrats demand answers from Labor Department on CDC recommendations for meatpacking plant''; (4) CDC guidelines on Operational Strategy for K-12 Schools through Phased Prevention; (5) NEA News: Six Ways ESSA Will Improve Assessments; (6) NWEA technical brief: Comparability analysis of remote and in-person MAP Growth testing in fall 2020; (7) Future Ed: A Smart Role for State Standardized Testing in 2021; (8) GAO WatchBlog: The Challenges of Going Back to School; (9) GAO WatchBlog: Racial Disparities in Education and the Role of Government; (10) Statement from the National Council on Disability; (11) Letter from the National Association of School Psychologists; and (12) Report from Common Sense and Hopelab--Coping with COVID-19: How young people use digital media to manage their mental health. Questions were submitted for the record by: (1) Honorable Federica Wilson, a Representative in Congress from the State of Florida; (2) Honorable Joseph Morelle, a Representative in Congress from the State of New York; and (3) Responses to questions submitted for the record by: Mr. Morial.
Descriptors: Equal Education, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Disproportionate Representation, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Distance Education, Students with Disabilities, Minority Group Students, Low Income Students, English Language Learners, Federal Aid
US House of Representatives. Available from: US Government Printing Office. 732 North Capitol Street, Washington, DC 20401. Tel: 866-512-1800; Fax: 202-512-2104; Web site: http://www.house.gov
Publication Type: Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Speeches/Meeting Papers
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: US House of Representatives. Committee on Education and Labor
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; Every Student Succeeds Act 2015; Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act 2020
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