[Senate Document 115-3]
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115th Congress 1st Session/Senate Document 115-3

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           NATIONAL DEBATE TOPIC FOR HIGH SCHOOLS, 2017-2018

                  Resolved: The United States Federal

              Government Should Substantially Increase Its

                      Funding and/or Regulation of

                      Elementary and/or Secondary

                     Education in the United States

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           NATIONAL DEBATE TOPIC FOR HIGH SCHOOLS, 2017-2018

                   Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. Section 1333

             Compiled by the Congressional Research Service

                          Library of Congress
                          

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                        44 U.S.C., SECTION 1333

CHAPTER 13--PARTICULAR REPORTS AND DOCUMENTS

        Sec. 1333. National high school and college debate topics

        (a) The Librarian of Congress shall prepare compilations of 
        pertinent excerpts, bibliographical references, and other 
        appropriate materials relating to:

                (1) the subject selected annually by the National 
                University Extension Association as the national high 
                school debate topic and

                (2) the subject selected annually by the American 
                Speech Association as the national college debate 
                topic.

      In preparing the compilations the Librarian shall include 
materials which in his judgment are representative of, and give equal 
emphasis to, the opposing points of view on the respective topics.

        (b) The compilations on the high school debate topics shall be 
        printed as Senate documents and the compilations on the college 
        debate topics shall be printed as House of Representative 
        documents, the cost of which shall be charged to the 
        congressional allotment for printing and binding. Additional 
        copies may be printed in the quantities and distributed in the 
        manner the Joint Committee on Printing directs.

(P.L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1270)

Historical and Revision Notes
Based on 44 U.S. Code, 1964 ed., Supp. III, Sec. 170 [Sec. 276a] (Dec. 
30, 1963, Pub. L. 88-246, Secs. 1, 2, 77 Stat. 802)


                            C O N T E N T S

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FOREWORD.........................................................     V
INTRODUCTION.....................................................     3
SUMMARY..........................................................     3
BACKGROUND AND HISTORY...........................................     4
FEDERAL EDUCATION LAWS...........................................     6
    ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT (ESEA) / EVERY STUDENT 
      SUCCEEDS ACT (ESSA)........................................     6
    INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (IDEA).....................     8
    PERKINS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ACT (PERKINS).........    11
EDUCATION REGULATIONS............................................    12
EDUCATION EXPENDITURES...........................................    15
    FEDERAL FUNDING..............................................    15
    STATE AND LOCAL FUNDING......................................    16
TEACHER QUALITY..................................................    19
SCHOOL LEADERSHIP................................................    24
PUBLIC SCHOOL ALTERNATIVES.......................................    27
    CHARTER SCHOOLS..............................................    28
    MAGNET SCHOOLS...............................................    30
    PRIVATE SCHOOLS..............................................    32
    VOUCHERS.....................................................    33
    DC OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM...........................    36
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEMS...........................................    37
EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY.......................................    39
    COMMON CORE STANDARDS........................................    40
    STATE STANDARDS..............................................    43
ASSESSMENTS......................................................    45
    STANDARDIZED TESTING.........................................    45
    STATE ASSESSMENTS............................................    46
    NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS.........................................    48
SUBJECT BIBLIOGRAPHY.............................................    51


Foreword

          The 2017-2018 high school debate topic is: 
``Resolved: The United States Federal Government Should 
Substantially Increase Its Funding and/or Regulation of 
Elementary and/or Secondary Education in the United States.''

          The Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the 
Library of Congress prepared this bibliography to assist high 
school debaters in researching the topic. This bibliography is 
intended to assist debaters in the identification of further 
references and resources on the subject. In selecting items for 
inclusion in this bibliography, CRS has sampled a wide spectrum 
of opinions reflected in the current literature on this topic. 
No preference for any policy is indicated by the selection or 
positioning of articles, books, or websites cited, nor is CRS 
disapproval of any policy, position, or article to be inferred 
from its omission.

          The bibliography was prepared by Audrey Crane-Hirsch, 
Darren Jones, LaVonne Mangan, and Laura Monagle, Reference 
Librarians, and Technical Information Specialists in the 
Knowledge Services Group of CRS and in the Jefferson Reading 
Room of the Library of Congress.

          The project team leader was Jerry W. Mansfield, Lead 
Information Services Coordinator, Knowledge Services Group.

          We wish the best to each debater as they research, 
prepare, and present arguments on this year's topic.

                                              Mary B. Mazanec, Director
                                         Congressional Research Service
                                         
                                         

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