Marcia Fudge

If in fact the intent is what we have all agreed it is, then I would hope that we would not continue to shortchange students because we do not want to fill out a piece of paper.

The intent of the law was equity, that the intent of the law is to at least give every child a fighting chance.

The most important fiscal accountability provision in the entire law.

I believe, if implemented with fidelity, will fulfill both Congressional intent and honor the Elementary and Secondary Education Act's civil rights legacy to promote and protect the right to educational opportunity for our nation's most…

Congress did not agree, however, to remove or waive compliance with the SNS requirement.

Money matters. Poverty, especially when highly concentrated, presents unique educational challenges. It takes more money, not less, to provide equitable educational opportunities in high poverty communities.

Certainly, this is a bipartisan law, and I believe if fully implemented, it will fulfill congressional intent and honor the Elementary and Secondary Education Act's civil rights legacy to promote and protect the right to educational…

ESSA absolutely does not waive the requirement to supplement not supplant.

Simply put, Title I is Congress' longstanding recognition that equal is not always equitable.

For too long, school district decisions on budget allocation have gone unchecked, with schools serving high poverty neighborhoods getting less than their fair share.

We know that for our low-income students, they do better in schools that are socioeconomically diverse.

We made school diversity a priority in our competitive grant programs.

I mean I have heard on two occasions today that there is some role for the Federal Government, and I am happy to hear that.

I represent one of the poorest districts in America, so this is extremely important to me.

Today is Congressional Foster Youth Shadow Day, and today I have a foster student with me.

I am certainly hopeful that we can move forward to get this reauthorization done this year.

I am hopeful that is something we can do on a bipartisan basis. It makes all the sense in the world.

Perkins' funding has declined by 24 percent since 1998. So if we need these programs, certainly we need to take a look at how we fund them.

Letter dated May 3, 2016, from Partnership for 21st Century Learning P21

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, first, let me thank all of the men and women who have sacrificed and served this Nation. I can't imagine why any person of sound mind would deny women the right to the same benefits, to…

So, your answer is yes?

You intend to proceed as the law has said, you are going to assist, you are not going to try to dictate to States what they should do.

We hear a lot of talk, especially from my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, about regulation of being by definition Federal overreach.

As a sponsor of the core act, I have advocated for an accountability model that forces districts to review the equitable allocation of resources across schools.

I too do want to just agree with my colleague, Representative Grijalva, about my concern of accountability for charter schools.