ESEA reauthorization offers an important opportunity to improve outcomes for millions of students.
Each year, 1.2 million students drop out of school; that's about 7,000 per day.
Research shows that the middle grades are a critical time to influence whether students graduate from high school.
Without question, among the most serious challenges is the high dropout rate in the United States.
Let no one doubt that a strong reauthorization of this legislation is a top priority for this committee.
Secretary Duncan has correctly called education 'the civil rights issue of our time.'
I am so appreciative that you understand the issues so clearly.
you are spot on to the issues that exist around the Common Core standards and the assessments that are related.
The extent to which I say there are problems, I described the problems.
We have got to get away from the virtual fence, complete the fencing that we are required to do, make sure we have enough people at the bord...
It indicates a lack of commitment to enforcing our immigration laws when we basically tell local law enforcement, even if you know you have ...
The simple fact is that it's out of date, and it is too weak to provide for incentives for compliance, to deter violations, and to protect w...
The purpose of the Recovery Act was to stimulate the U.S. economy and bolster our employment.
The Inspector General found problems in 2006 with the L visa program, stating, 'It is vulnerable in several respects.'
One thing I wanted to say, and then I want to read a statement about a bill I have introduced...
I see companies now resorting to the L visa, a program that allows workers from one company to work in their branches in affiliates in the U...
I have always believed that State and local law enforcement in the normal course of their duties who apprehend people who are not lawfully i...
the combination of those three things has worked to bring immigration down, illegal immigration down in the last 5 years.
