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To: House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin (D-IL)
Fix Our Nation’s Schools, Pass ESEA
We, the undersigned advocates for youth, urge congressional leaders to work together and pass a federal education bill that ensures all students are on track to graduate college- and career-ready.
As Congress considers making changes to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), commonly known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB), we urge you to put politics aside and support: a smart system of wraparound supports for students, strengthened family and community engagement, school turnaround and improvement of the lowest performing schools, and increased accountability for graduating students college- and career-ready.
Why is this important?
Education is the cornerstone of individual and community success. But with more than 1.2 million children dropping out each year, America faces an education crisis. These trends are reversible, but only when communities and public, private and nonprofit sectors work together.
Last authorized in 2002, ESEA is long overdue for revision. This is the largest federal program designed to improve education, particularly for disadvantaged students. The reauthorization of ESEA represents a great opportunity for a new vision and approach for providing a better education for millions of children. Not only is it a major piece of legislation for education policy, it’s a critical piece of the economic policy of our nation.
Our children have waited long enough. Now’s the time to act. Congressional leaders must come together and fix our nation's public education system.