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August 28, 2009
August 28, 2009 Letter (from Governor Ritter and Governor Rell) to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan submitting comments in response to the July 29, 2009 notice of proposed priorities, requirements, definitions, and selection criteria for the Race to the Top Fund.
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February 11, 2009
February 11 2009 letter (from Governor Heineman and Governor Kaine) to House and Senate leadership requesting assistance to make a few critical changes to the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to maximize the effectiveness of the recovery package and ensure that governors can operationalize the programs as intended by Congress. |
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October 30, 2008
October 30, 2008 letter (From Governor Heineman and Governor Kaine) to U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings formally requesting a waiver of the federal “Maintenance of Effort” (MOE) mandate in the Higher Education Opportunity Act (P.L. 110-315) for all states in the coming fiscal year or the next two fiscal years for states with biennial budgets. |
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June 11, 2008
June 11, 2008 letter (from Governor Carcieri and Governor Henry) to the U.S. Department of Education to submit comments in response to the April 23rd Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to amend the regulations governing Title I of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). |
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May 1, 2008
May 1, 2008 letter (from Governor Carcieri and Governor Henry) to Senate Finance Committee leadership and House Ways and Means Committee leadership expressing support for an extension of unemployment benefits and to request federal assistance for states to serve a growing number of jobless individuals. |
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March 10, 2008
March 10, 2008 letter (from 46 governors) to House Committee on Education and Labor Chairman Miller and Ranking Member McKeon opposing the “Maintenance of Effort” (MOE) mandate included in H.R. 4137, the College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007. |
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February 26, 2008
February 26, 2008 letter (from 26 governors) to Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Kennedy and Ranking Member Enzi opposing the “Maintenance of Effort” (MOE) mandate included in H.R. 4137, the College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007. |
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January 15, 2008
January 15, 2008 letter (from NGA executive director Ray Scheppach, SHEEO president Paul Lingenfelter and NCSL Executive Director William Pound) to Congress opposing the Maintenance of Effort mandate contained within the House Higher Education Bill (H.R. 4137). |
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December 10, 2007
Governors Send Letter to Congress on Higher Education
NGA sent a letter to Congress opposing a “Maintenance of Effort” provision and expressing concern with the definition of private educational loans in the Higher Education Act reauthorization bill, the College Opportunity and Affordability Act (H.R. 4137).
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October 31, 2007
October 31, 2007 letter (from Governor Carcieri and Governor House) to Senate and House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies requesting an increased federal investment in education and workforce programs. |
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September 7, 2007
September 7, 2007 letter (from Governors Granholm, Rounds, Carcieri, and Henry) to Senate Majority Leader Reid, Senate Minority Leader McConnell, Speaker Pelosi, and House Minority Leader Boehner urging them to reauthorize and modernize the federal Trade Adjustment Assistance program before it expires on September 30, 2007. |
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September 5, 2007
September 5, 2007 letter (from Governor Carcieri and Governor Henry) to Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Kennedy and Ranking Member Enzi; and to House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Miller and Ranking Member McKeon expressing Governors’ views on conference issues in Head Start reauthorization legislation. |
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July 17, 2007
July 17, 2007 letter (from Governor Gregoire, Governor Rell, NASWA President Halley, and NASWBC Chair Ware) to Senate Health Education, Labor and Pensions Chairman Kennedy and Ranking Member Enzi, and to House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Miller and Ranking Member McKeon urging them to to incorporate the joint NGA-NASWA-State Workforce Board Chairs recommendations as they develop legislation to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act. |
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June 7, 2007
June 7, 2007 letter (from NGA NCLB Co-Lead Governor Carcieri, NGA NCLB Co-Lead Governor Gregoire, CCSSO ESEA Task Force Chair Burmaster, and NASBE President Bryant) to Senate Health Education, Labor and Pensions Chairman Kennedy and Ranking Member Enzi, and to House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Miller and Ranking Member McKeon submitting a joint reference document on the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) that identifies specific sections within the law that correspond to the organizations’ eleven policy recommendations. |
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May 23, 2007
May 23, 2007 letter (from Governor Gregoire and Governor Rell) to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Chairman Harkin and Ranking Member Specter, and to House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Chairman Obey and Ranking Member Walsh requesting an increased federal investment in IDEA, NCLB and high school reform, and other education priorities. |
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April 4, 2007
April 4, 2007 letter (from NGA NCLB Co-Lead Governor Carcieri, NGA NCLB Co-Lead Governor Gregoire, CCSSO ESEA Task Force Chair Burmaster, and NASBE President Bryant) to Senate Health Education, Labor and Pensions Chairman Kennedy and Ranking Member Enzi, and to House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Miller and Ranking Member McKeon submitting joint NGA/CCSSO/NASBE recommendations on the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act |
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March 9, 2007
March 9, 2007 letter (from Governor Carcieri and Governor Gregoire) to Secretary Spellings outlining Governors’ interests and views regarding the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).
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July 31, 2006
July 31, 2006 letter (from Governor Pawlenty and Governor Gregoire) to Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Enzi and Ranking Member Kennedy, and to House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman McKeon and Ranking Member Miller urging Congress to include NGA’s bipartisan workforce proposal to allow states to coordinate funding in the reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). |
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May 17, 2006
May 17, 2006 letter (from Governor Huckabee and Governor Napolitano) to U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings urging her to allow eligible dual enrollees to be awarded Academic Competitiveness grants and recognize any state plan submitted for the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 school years
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April 10, 2006
April 10, 2006 letter (from Governor Pawlenty and Governor Gregoire) to the House and Senate leadership requesting an increased federal investment in IDEA, NCLB, and High School Reform and related programs. |
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April 10, 2006
April 10, 2006 letter (from Governor Pawlenty and Governor Gregoire) to the House and Senate Leadership urging the inclusion of additional resources to support students displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita as part of the emergency supplemental (H.R. 4939). |
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March 21, 2006
March 21, 2006 letter (from Governor Pawlenty and Governor Gregoire) to U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings expressing their views on the new Academic Competitiveness and National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (SMART) Grants. |
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November 17, 2005
November 17, 2005 letter (from Governor Pawlenty and Governor Sebelius) to Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Enzi and Ranking Member Kennedy, and to House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman Boehner and Ranking Member Miller outlining recommendations for the final conference agreement on Perkins reauthorization legislation.
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November 2, 2005
November 2, 2005 letter (from Governor Huckabee and Governor Napolitano) to House and Senate leaders outlining principles for any Katrina or Rita hurricane K-12 rescue package. |
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September 6, 2005
September 6, 2005 letter (from NGA executive director Ray Scheppach) to U.S. Department of Education Deputy Assistant Secretary Justesen offering the Governors’ comments on IDEA 2004 regulations. |
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July 8, 2005
July 8, 2005 letter (from the executive directors of five state and local government organizations) to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Chairman Specter and Ranking Member Harkin urging them to increase the federal investment in core federal education programs.
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June 7, 2005
June 7, 2005 letter (from Governors Granholm, Barbour, Sebelius, and Pawlenty) to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education Chairman Specter and Ranking Member Harkin and to House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education Chairman Regula and Ranking Member Obey urging them to provide level or increased funding for many critical programs to states, such as the Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant and the Community Services Block Grant, and stressing the need for adequate funding for key state issues, including bioterrorism preparedness, special education, high school reform, and the No Child Left Behind Act. |
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April 14, 2005
April 14, 2005 letter (from Governor Warner and Governor Huckabee) to Senate Majority Leader Frist and Senate Minority Leader Reid urging the Senate to complete action on the surface transportation reauthorization bill. |
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March 24, 2005
March 24, 2005 letter (from Governor Sebelius and Governor Pawlenty) to Chairman Enzi and Senator Kennedy concerning reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act |
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November 10, 2004
November 10, 2004 letter (from NGA, the National Association of Counties, the National Conference of State Legislatures, the National League of Cities, the United States Conference of Mayors, and the International City/County Management Association) to Chairman Gregg, Senator Kennedy, Chairman Boehner, and Rep. Miller urging them to address shared concerns regarding the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (H.R. 1350 and S.1248)
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September 29, 2004
September 29, 2004 letter (from Governor Sebelius and Governor Pawlenty) to Senator Specter, Senator Harkin, Rep. Regula, and Rep. Obey urging Congress to maintain funding for State Grants for Innovative Programs, as authorized under Title V, Part A of the No Child Left Behind Act in the fiscal year 2005 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill.
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September 13, 2004
September 13, 2004 letter (from the executive directors of the National Governors Association, the National Association of Counties, the United States Conference of Mayors, the National League of Cities, and the International City/County Management Association) to Senator Specter, Senator Harkin, Rep. Regula, and Rep. Obey urging Congress to significantly increase the federal investment in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and to maintain funding for Innovative Programs, as authorized under Title V, Part A of the No Child Left Behind Act in the fiscal year 2005 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill. |
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June 28, 2004
June 28, 2004 letter (from Governor Kempthorne and Governor Warner) to the House and Senate leadership expressing the Governors' views on reauthorization of IDEA legislation.
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April 27, 2004
April 27, 2004 letter (from Governor Kempthorne and Governor Warner) to Senate Majority Leader Frist and Senate Democratic Leader Daschle, urging the Senate to fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. |
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April 27, 2004
April 27, 2004 letter (from Governor Kempthorne and Governor Warner) to Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Gregg and Ranking Member Kennedy urging the Senate to fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. |
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May 7, 2003
May 7, 2003 letter (from Governor O'Bannon and Governor Hoeven) to Chairman Boehner and Rep. Miller (House Education and the Workforce Committee) and Chairman Castle and Rep. Woolsey (House Subcommittee on Education Reform) transmitting NGA's policy on Head Start and requesting that they consider the Governors' views as they begin work on Head Start reauthorization legislation. |
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March 4, 2003
March 4, 2003 letter (from Governor O'Bannon and Governor Hoeven) to Jeffrey Andrade, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Planning, and Innovation, Office of Postsecondary Education, transmitting NGA's policy on Postsecondary Education (HR-44)
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