Sen. Whitehouse Introduces Two Education Bills

Statement

For the last several weeks the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee has been working towards reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) -- also known as the No Child Left Behind law. Today, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced two bills that he plans to champion as the Committee continues its effort to reauthorize ESEA.

"These proposals will help to improve key aspects of our education system: ensuring success for students in the middle grades, and providing students with fulfilling after-school activities," said Whitehouse. "The ESEA reauthorization is our most significant opportunity this Congress to pursue commonsense reforms that help students and teachers, and I hope these proposals will be incorporated into the larger bill."

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