ERIC Number: ED612961
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Dec-3
Pages: 18
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Six Ways Congress Can Improve Education without More Bailouts. Backgrounder. No. 3561
Schwalbach, Jude
Heritage Foundation
COVID-19 has provided the impetus for Congress to implement reforms, many of which are long overdue. Policymakers should take the necessary steps to restore educational autonomy to states and reduce federal regulations and compliance. This "Backgrounder" outlines six reforms that federal policymakers can undertake to free school leaders to meet the needs of families more effectively and to put more power in the hands of parents to determine where and how their children learn. These reforms are: (1) reducing burdensome federal regulations; (2) adopting the policies in the Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success (A-PLUS) Act; (3) allowing Title I portability; (4) allowing Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) portability; (5) making Head Start dollars student-centered and portable; and (6) expanding the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program.
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Educational Finance, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Government Role, State Government, Federal Government, Resource Allocation, Equal Education, Students with Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Expenditures, Funding Formulas, Grants, Low Income Groups, Early Intervention, Educational Vouchers
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Heritage Foundation, Center for Education Policy
Identifiers - Location: District of Columbia; United States
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act 2020; Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; Elementary and Secondary Education Act; Every Student Succeeds Act 2015; Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I; No Child Left Behind Act 2001
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