House Education and the Workforce Committee Republicans today released the second in a series of videos highlighting the four key principles of the Student Success Act (H.R. 5), legislation to rewrite the nation’s K-12 education law.
Watch Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY) explain how the bill will help school districts get better teachers in the classroom:
In order to succeed in school and in life, kids need the brightest teachers in the classroom. The Student Success Act will help make this important goal a reality.
The Student Success Act:
* Repeals federal "Highly Qualified Teacher" requirements.
* Supports the development and implementation of teacher evaluation systems to ensure parents have the information they need to make decisions about their child’s education.
* Sets broad parameters - including linkages to student achievement data - that must be included in any teacher evaluation system, but allows states and school districts to design their own systems.
* Requires states and school districts to seek input from parents, teachers, school leaders, and other staff as they develop the evaluation system.
* Directs states and school districts to make personnel decisions based on the evaluations, as determined by the school district.
* Consolidates teacher quality programs into a new Teacher and School Leader Flexible Grant, which supports creative approaches to recruit and retain effective educators.
To learn more about the bill, visit republicans-edlabor.house.gov/StudentSuccessAct.
