Florida Senate Approves Bill to Treat Coding as Foreign Language
The Florida Senate has approved a proposal that would allow high school students to count coding classes for their foreign language requirement, though some have raised questions about whether they are truly equivalent. Democratic Senator Jeremy Ring’s bill (SB 468) passed by a 35-5 vote. If it gets approved by the House and becomes law, it […]
Boxing-Pacquiao hopes farewell fight helps bolster Senate bid (Reuters)
By Larry Fine NEW YORK, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Filipino Manny Pacquiao insists his upcoming title bout against Timothy Bradley will be the last of his prodigious career and on Thursday said he is aiming for a convincing win to help bolster his campaign for a Senate seat. Pacquiao, who has a 57-6-2 record and […]
Senate Votes for Two-Year Extension of Perkins Loan Program
Legislation passed by the Senate this week would renew the Perkins loan program for college students for two years, but with new eligibility restrictions – but the bill will still require passage by the House, says Brian J. Tumulty, writing for the Democrat & Chronicle. New undergraduate applicants will qualify for the loan if they have […]
Senate Approves Every Student Succeeds Act, Obama to Sign
In a bipartisan 85-12 vote today, the United States Senate has approved the Every Student Succeeds Act — the replacement for No Child Left Behind, the current version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act — in the ESEA’s first overhaul in over a decade. The Senate’s approval comes after the House of Representatives voted 359-64 […]
House, Senate Reach Compromise on NCLB Fix
House and Senate negotiators have come to a rough agreement on the overhaul of No Child Left Behind, the federal law governing K-12 education, which could mean that Congress will complete its efforts to fix the law within the next few weeks. NCLB, the latest incarnation of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, was introduced by former […]
As Senate Passes ESEA Bill, Focus Shifts to Compromise
The US Senate has passed an update to the much-criticized No Child Left Behind education with a vote of 81 to 17. The bill cleared a week after the House barely passed its version of the rewrite of the 2002 law. This win was one that Republican supporters had worked months to achieve. Maggie Severns and Kimberly Hefling, […]