Location: The Heritage Foundation's Lehrman Auditorium
Forty-two years after the enactment of the original Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), Washington's
educational involvement has done little to improve student
achievement. What's worse, federal program applications and
reporting requirements have distorted the focus of state education
leadership by increasing bureaucracy. Schools should be answering
to parents, not to Washington, D.C.
On the fifth anniversary of No Child Left Behind, Senators John
Cornyn (R-TX) and Jim DeMint (R-SC) will outline their alternative
for restoring state and local ownership of education policymaking
while ensuring transparency about results and accountability to the
real authorities - parents and taxpayers. Regaining respect for
federalism, they argue, could be the key to unlocking promising
education reforms and improved achievement across the country.
More About the Speakers
The Honorable John Cornyn (R-TX)
United States Senate
The Honorable Jim DeMint (R-SC)
United States Senate
Hosted By
Michael Franc
Vice President, Government Studies
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