ESEA Reauthorization this week

I'm back from vacation and it's time to get busy. Congress is voting on the re-authorization of ESEA this week, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which sets the agenda for K-12 public education. 
Here's what to tell Congress (thank you Education Votes/ NEA):

A new ESEA should:

• Promote innovation, high expectations, and encourage development of 21st century skills in public schools.
• End the obsession with high-stakes, poor-quality tests by developing high-quality assessment systems that provide multiple ways for students to show what they have learned.
• Support schools with needed resources, especially school districts in the most need, and should not impose vouchers that drain money from local public schools.
• Promote public education as a shared responsibility of parents, communities, educators, and policymakers.
• Help empower educators to focus on what’s important: student learning and achievement.