PENN HILL GROUP’S WRAP UP – JANUARY 21, 2025

CONGRESS House Education and Workforce Committee Chair Tim Walberg (R-MI) announced the House Education and Workforce subcommittee assignments for Republicans during the 119th Congress. House Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA) announced the House Education and Workforce subcommittee assignments for Democrats during the 119th Congress. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) […]

PENN HILL GROUP’S WRAP UP – DECEMBER 23, 2024

CONGRESS Earlier this week, Congressional leadership released bill text for a package that included a continuing resolution (CR) through March 14, 2025, disaster relief, additional farm aid (including an extension of the Farm bill through September 2025), Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and Older Americans Act (OAA) reauthorization measures, $500 million for the Child […]

PENN HILL GROUP’S WRAP UP – DECEMBER 9, 2024

CONGRESS House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) published the House’s legislative calendar for 2025. Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) announced the Senate’s legislative calendar for 2025. Sen. Thune (R-SD) announced a potential budget reconciliation plan focused on border security, defense and energy matters, signaling that a separate reconciliation bill for tax issues would […]

MEET PENN HILL’S FALL INTERNS: ARIANA JIMENEZ AND IAN AKERS

MEET PENN HILL’S FALL INTERNS: ARIANA JIMENEZ AND IAN AKERS

Meet Penn Hill Group’s Fall interns, Ariana Jimenez and Ian Akers. Ariana is a recent graduate from the University of Pennsylvania, Class of 2024. She majored in Economics with concentrations in Business Economics and Public Policy (BEPP) and  Management. Ian is currently a Junior at Claremont McKenna College, Class of 2026. He is majoring in […]

PENN HILL GROUP’S WRAP UP – DECEMBER 2, 2024

CONGRESS The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee and the House Education and the Workforce Committee released a bipartisan, bicameral bill to reauthorize and make amendments to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). ADMINISTRATION The Institute of Education Sciences published a report titled “Participation in School Activities by Spanish- and English-speaking Parents of […]

PENN HILL GROUP’S WRAP UP – NOVEMBER 25, 2024

ADMINISTRATION The Biden Administration submitted a $100 billion emergency funding request to Congress to aid in rebuilding communities impacted by hurricanes Helene and Milton earlier this year. This request includes $1 billion to help K-12 schools and higher education institutions resume operations, address staffing shortages, replace damaged equipment and offer mental health support following the […]