Policy Insider

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), the current Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee with jurisdiction over education spending, has been elected to chair the full Appropriations Committee for the 117th Congress. Read more >

This week, the National Center for Educational Statistics officially postponed the Nation’s Report Card—a set of annual tests in core subjects of reading, math, science, and writing—until 2022. Read more >

This week, NCLD and NASP published a new report, “Navigating Special Education Evaluations for Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Read more >

On Friday, 60 national education organizations—including CEC—penned a letter to House and Senate leadership urging Congress to provide $12 billion to schools and libraries to ensure that students and educators have Internet access and devices. Read more >

Last week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report as part of its COVID-19 monitoring and oversight duties established through the CARES Act highlighting the logistical and instructional challenges faced by English learners and students with disabilities after schools shifted to virtual learning last spring. Read more >