Fixing No Child Left Behind: Supporting Teachers and School Leaders. Hearing of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, First Session on Examining Fixing No Child Left Behind, Focusing on Supporting Teachers and School Leaders (January 27, 2015). Senate Hearing 114-001
Author: US Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Date: 2017-00-00
Type: Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials
Subjects: Educational Legislation,Federal Legislation,Hearings,Educational Improvement,Elementary Secondary Education,Program Implementation,Program Improvement,Teacher Evaluation,Program Evaluation,Teacher Education Programs,Educational Innovation,Federal Government,Government Role,Preservice Teacher Education,Faculty Development,Teacher Recruitment,Teacher Persistence,Educational Quality,Accountability,School Administration,Principals,Administrator Evaluation,Access to Education,Teacher Effectiveness,Educational Opportunities,Educational Technology

This hearing of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions examines fixing No Child Left Behind, focusing on supporting teachers and school leaders. Following an opening statement by Honorable Lamar Alexander (Chairman, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions), the following senators provide statements: (1) Honorable Patty Murray, a U.S. Senator from the State of Washington; (2) Honorable Barbara A. Mikulski, a U.S. Senator from the State of Maryland; (3) Honorable Bill Cassidy, a U.S. Senator from the State of Louisiana; (4) Honorable Michael F. Bennet, a U.S. Senator from the State of Colorado; (5) Honorable Richard Burr, a U.S. Senator from the State of North Carolina; (6) Honorable Elizabeth Warren, a U.S. Senator from the State of Massachusetts; (7) Honorable Johnny Isakson, a U.S. Senator from the State of Georgia; (8) Honorable Tammy Baldwin, a U.S. Senator from the State of Wisconsin; (9) Honorable Al Franken, a U.S. Senator from the State of Minnesota; (10) Honorable Sheldon Whitehouse, a U.S. Senator from the State of Rhode Island; and (11) Honorable Robert P. Casey Jr., a U.S. Senator from the State of Pennsylvania. Prepared witness statements are offered by: (1) Dan Goldhaber, B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Director, National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research at the American Institutes for Research; Director, Center for Education Data and Research at the University of Washington, Bothell, Washington; (2) Terry Holliday, B.E., M.Ed., Ed.S., Ph.D., Commissioner of Education, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Frankfort, Kentucky; (3) Saul Hinojosa, Superintendent of Schools, Somerset Independent School District, Somerset, Texas; (4) Rachelle Moore, 1st Grade Teacher, Madrona K-8 School, Seattle, Washington; and (5) Christine Handy-Collins, Principal, Gaithersburg High School, Gaithersburg, Maryland. Additional materials include: (1) Response by Dan Goldhaber to questions of: Senator Collins; and Senator Murkowski; (2) Response by Terry Holliday to questions of: Senator Collins; and Senator Murkowski; (3) Response by Saul Hinojosa to questions of: Senator Collins; and Senator Murkowski; (4) Response by Rachelle Moore to questions of: Senator Collins; and Senator Murkowski; and (5) Response by Christine Handy-Collins to questions of: Senator Collins; and Senator Murkowski.