The Senate passed a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) or No Child Left Behind Act. Included in the bill is a new authorization for a redesigned Preschool Development Grant (PDG) program.

The Senate voted on Senator Bob Casey’s (D-PA) Strong Start for America’s Children Amendment, which would have created a five-year innovative federal-state partnership to expand and improve early learning opportunities for children.

Today, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee passed a bill out of committee to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, known as the Every Child Achieves Act.