{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://tipton.house.gov/press-release/tipton-votes-reform-education-system-foster-student-success", "Tipton Votes to Reform Education System, Foster Student Success", "2013-07-19", "2013", "2013-07", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Scott Tipton", "T000470", "tipton.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "CO State Board of Education Member Voices Support for the Bill\nWASHINGTON\u2014Today, Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO) voted to restore local control of education decisions, empowering parents, teachers and states with the ability to ensure that students receive the best possible education. The House passed the Student Success Act (H.R. 5) and it now goes to the Senate.\n\u201cToday we voted to permanently fix the problems that have plagued our schools by reducing Washington\u2019s interference with states\u2019, parents\u2019 and teachers\u2019 ability to provide our kids with the best possible education.\u00a0 Education matters are most effectively handled at the local level, by empowering those that know our kids\u2019 needs best to make decisions for their education\u2014not Washington. If we follow the \u2018Washington knows best\u2019 mentality, then Washington will continue to direct our much needed education dollars toward meeting the costs of administration, rather than enriching the minds of our children,\u201d said Tipton. \u201cUnder the current system, states like Colorado are required to surrender control of the content taught in local classrooms by having to agree to national standards and tests, and are also unable to implement their own requirements to ensure that effective teachers are in classrooms. The product of this system has been discouraging, with nearly 1 in 4 students failing to graduate from high school on time, and only a third of eighth graders able to read at a proficient level. The federal system has let our kids down. We can do better, and this legislation will ensure that our kids receive the quality education they deserve.\u201d\n\u201cI commend the House Education and Workforce Committee for the Student Success Act,\u201d said Colorado State Board of Education member Marcia Neal (3rd District).\u00a0\u201cStates, local districts and parents must always be the primary drivers of our children's education and this bill, by reducing the federal footprint in our local schools, brings that focus back to us.\u201d\nBackground on the Student Success Act Courtesy of the House Education Workforce Committee:\n Eliminates Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) and replaces it with state-determined accountability systems, thereby returning authority for measuring student performance to states and school districts.\n\t\t\u00a0\u00a0\n\tEliminates federally mandated actions and interventions currently required of poor performing schools, giving states and districts maximum flexibility to develop appropriate school improvement strategies and rewards for their schools.\n\t\t\u00a0\u00a0\n\tRepeals federal \u201cHighly Qualified Teacher\u201d requirements and directs states and school districts to develop teacher evaluation systems that measure an educator\u2019s influence on student learning.\u00a0 These evaluations must be locally developed and implemented within broad parameters that factor in student achievement, incorporate multiple measures, and include feedback from all stakeholders.\n\t\t\u00a0\u00a0\n\tConsolidates a myriad of existing K-12 education programs into a new Local Academic Flexible Grant, which provides funding to states and school districts to support local priorities that improve student achievement.\n\t\t\u00a0\u00a0\n\tSupports opportunities for parents to enroll their children in local magnet schools and charter schools, and enhances statewide parental engagement.\n\t\t\u00a0\u00a0\n\tProtects state and local autonomy over decisions in the classroom by limiting the authority of the secretary of education, including by eliminating the secretary\u2019s ability to inappropriately influence state decisions to adopt the Common Core or other common standards or assessments.\n Read more on the Education and Workforce Committee website.\n#\u00a0 #\u00a0 #", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://tipton.house.gov/press-release/tipton-votes-reform-education-system-foster-student-success"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9437957778573036, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}