John Ensign: “I am proposing this amendment for myself, Senator Murray, and Senator Gregg. This amendment is to address a problem we…”

“I am proposing this amendment for myself, Senator Murray, and Senator Gregg. This amendment is to address a problem we hear about back home on the No Child Left Behind Act. When you go home and talk to educators, they talk about not having adequate money to get the technology to transfer the data to comply with the No Child Left Behind Act for the local school districts. It is the No. 1 complaint we have heard from all of the school districts back home. This amendment appropriates $80 million to basically fund that shortfall, and it takes the money out of administrative costs in the Department of Education. We think it is a very reasonable amendment. We hope our colleagues will support the amendment. Hearing from educators across the country, this will address one of the most pressing concerns they have in complying with the No Child Left Behind Act.”