Press Call Wednesday at 11 AM: Civil Rights Advocates Call on Senate to Either Fix or Oppose Education Bill
WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, July 15 at 11:00 AM ET, civil rights advocates and senators (pending availability) will call on the Senate to either fix or oppose the education bill, the Every Child Achieves Act (ECAA). The Senate is expected to vote on final passage of the ECAA later in the day.
A coalition of civil rights, disability rights, and education advocacy organizations has come together to ensure that the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act honors the law’s rich civil rights legacy. The current Senate iteration of this act is the ECAA which, in its current form, betrays this legacy.
Click below for a list of policy letters from The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and members of this coalition:
· Sign On Statement on ECAA Overall: Ensure a Reauthorized ESEA Protects Children and Civil Rights – 07/08/15
· Amendments
o Sign On: Every Child’s Learning Matters: Support the Murphy-Booker-Warren-Coons-Durbin Accountability Amendment #2241 to the Every Child Achieves Act, S.1177 – 07/14/15
o Ensure All Students are Counted: Oppose the Lee Opt-Out Amendment #2162 to the Every Child Achieves Act, S.1177 – 07/13/15
o Improve Data Transparency in ESEA: Support the Bipartisan Warren-Gardner Transparency Amendment – 07/09/15
o Promote Equal Opportunity in Education Support the Kirk-Reed-Baldwin-Brown Resource Equity Amendment to S. 1177 – 07/08/15
RSVP requested to [email protected]
WHEN: Wednesday, July 15 at 11:00 AM ET
WHO: Civil rights leaders and possibly key senators pending availability.
DIAL-IN INFORMATION: Please RSVP to [email protected]. Dial-in: 866.952.7534. Verbal Passcode: “Education”
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