U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez joined NJEA President Wendell Steinhauer for a conference call on the eve of a vote that, if passed, will reform education in the United States. On Tuesday, the Senate will vote on a reconciled version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESS) which will most likely pass due to bipartisan support for the measures...

...Senator Menendez said he was also planning on voting yes to the legislation.

“I know firsthand how teachers make a difference,” said Menendez as he recalled a teacher who he said changed the trajectory of his life. “We want that to be a reality for every student no matter where they were born. No child left behind was in dire need of reform,” Menendez said. “The ESS act develops important changes… It allows for more specialized and targeted remedies for students in schools that are underperforming.”

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