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National PTA Press Statements on ESEA/ESSA

  • March 13, 2017 — National PTA Extremely Disappointed with New ESSA Guidelines
  • June 23, 2016 — National PTA Supports Department of Education’s Guidance for Stakeholder Engagement in Every Student Succeeds Act
  • June 9, 2016 — National PTA Disappointed in Senate FY2017 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Bill
  • March 22, 2016 — PTA Leader Participates in U.S. Department of Education's Negotiated Rulemaking Committee for ESSA
  • February 10, 2016 — National PTA Statement on President Obama's 2017 Budget Proposal
  • December 10, 2015 — National PTA Lauds President Obama's Signing of Landmark Every Student Succeeds Act
  • December 9, 2015 — National PTA Applauds Senate Passage of Every Student Succeeds Act
  • December 2, 2015 — National PTA Commends House Passage of Every Student Succeeds Act
  • November 19, 2015 — National PTA Commends Passage of Bipartisan Agreement to Reauthorize Elementary and Secondary Education Act
  • November 18, 2015 — National PTA Applauds Conference Committee Meeting on ESEA Reauthorization
  • November 2, 2015 — National Education Groups Continue to Push Congress to Get ESEA Done, Begin Weeklong Ad Campaign
  • July 16, 2015—National PTA Commends Senate Passage of Every Child Achieves Act
  • July 14, 2015 — National PTA Applauds Senate Passage of ESEA/NCLB Amendment to Strengthen Family Engagement in Education
  • July 8, 2015 — National PTA Statement on House Passage of Student Success Act
  • April 8, 2015 — National PTA Statement on Every Child Achieves Act
  • January 12, 2015 — National PTA Applauds Administration's Call for Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act