From an article Education News - author is Henry W. Burke (January 2016) Henry W. Burke testified before the Nebraska State Board of Education on 1.8.16.  Mr. Burke began his testimony at 19:50 and ended at 29:30.  He started with a short discussion on the Nebraska Standards; and he began his testimony on the ESSA Bill at 21:40.  This is the link (URL) to the Video Streaming Archives for the State Board meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HEFL-Djlko&feature=youtu.be On December 10, 2015, Obama signed into law the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). What does the public know about the new education law? Why is ESSA bad for America? LEGISLATIVE ACTION ON ESSA … [Read more...]