ESEA Reauthorization: Track the Legislative Progress

Current Status as of April 30, 2010

For current information, visit
House Education & Labor Committee or
Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee

PEN Comments on ESEA Reauthorization
 

Process	Senate	House
Committees Involved	Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee	Education & Labor Committee
Reauthorization Hearings	ESEA Reauthorization: Early Childhood Education May 25, 2010 ESEA Reauthorization: Supporting Student Health, Physical Education, and Well-Being May 18, 2010 ESEA Reauthorization: Improving America's Secondary Schools May 4, 2010 ESEA Reauthorization: Meeting the Needs of Special Populations April 29, 2010 ESEA Reauthorization: Standards and Assessments April 28, 2010 ESEA Reauthorization: Meeting the Needs of the Whole Student April 22, 2010 ESEA Reauthorization: Teachers and Leaders April 15, 2010 ESEA Reauthorization: School Turnaround April 13, 2010 ESEA Reauthorization: The Obama Administration’s ESEA Reauthorization Priorities March 17, 2010 ESEA Reauthorization: The Importance of World-Class K-12 Education for our Economic Success March 9, 2010	Research and Best Practices on Successful School Turnaround May 19, 2010 Supporting America's Educators: The Importance of Quality Teachers and Leaders May 4, 2010 How Data Can Be Used to Inform Educational Outcomes April 14, 2010 Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization: Addressing the Needs of Diverse Students March 18, 2010 The Obama Administration’s Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization Blueprint March 17, 2010 Building a Stronger Economy: Spurring Reform and Innovation In American Education March 3, 2010 Improving Our Competitiveness: Common Core Education Standards December 8, 2009
Committee introduces bill	No bill introduced	No bill introduced
Administration activities	Department of Education Blueprint for Reform www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/blueprint/index.html
Hearings to mark up committee bill (a “mark-up” is a process whereby the committees debate and amend the bill introduced by each committee—Senate and House usually introduce different bills.)
Committee report out bill
Floor action
Conference committee
Final passage
President signs bill
President vetoes bill