On August 28, the House Education and Labor Committee released its Title I discussion draft of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization. The AFT submitted a detailed critique, based on the views of its membership and discussions with parents and students throughout the country.
Below you may access the letters submitted to the House Education and Labor Committee. In addition, CFT passed a resolution at the September 29, 2007 State Council meeting addressing issues involved in reauthorization of NCLB.
- “Science courses nearly extinct in elementary grades, study finds,” San Francisco Chronicle, October 25, 2007
- Model central labor council resolution, San Mateo Central Labor Council, October 8, 2007
- CFT resolution on NCLB, September 29, 2007
- AFT letter on pay for performance section of NCLB, September 20, 2007
- AFT concerns with ESEA discussion draft , September 16, 2007
- AFT testimony before House of Representatives on NCLB draft , September 10, 2007