A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE The House passed the Midnight Rule Relief Act, which would amend the Congressional Review Act by allowing Congress to overturn simultaneously multiple regulations finalized in the last 60 days of a presidential administration. The Act is awaiting action by […]
Penn Hill Group Vice President Lindsay Fryer was quoted in a December 30 Education Week article, “Tricky Balance in Shifting From ESSA Blueprint to K-12 Reality.” Fryer commented on President-elect Trump’s opportunities for expanding school choice: “Plenty of opportunities for expanding school choice are already written into the law, said Lindsay Fryer, who worked as an education aide to […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. HOUSE House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and incoming Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued statements opposing U.S. Department of Education (ED) Secretary John King’s upholding of ED’s decision to terminate Federal recognition of the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and […]
From November 30 – December 1, Kara Marchione, Danica Petroshius and Harry Shipps from Penn Hill Group traveled to Park City, UT to help the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) lead an interactive, results-focused meeting for public television stations participating in PBS’ Teacher Community Partnership grant program. Using design thinking methods and hands-on facilitation, Kara, Danica […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. BUDGET The House and Senate passed a Continuing Resolution (CR) (H.R. 2028) that will continue funding for the Federal government through April 28, 2017. The legislation also contains funding for Flint’s contaminated drinking water relief and the 21st Century Cures […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE The House Republican Steering Committee has selected former House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) to be the Chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee in the 115th Congress. The Continuing […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY) announced that House and Senate Leadership have decided not to move forward with fiscal year (FY) 2017 Appropriations bills in calendar year 2016 and that the Committee is working on a Continuing […]
Penn Hill Group Principal Vic Klatt was quoted in a November 14 Education Week article, “Predictions on How the Trump Administration Could Handle ESSA Rules.” Klatt commented on how the Trump Administration might approach the Every Student Succeeds Act: “Trump and Company will likely return to a more balanced federal-state partnership, Vic Klatt, a principal at Penn Hill […]
Penn Hill Group Senior Advisor Tom Corwin was interviewed for a November 10 Politico article, “Education Department could see brain drain.” Corwin commented on how the transition to the new Administration could impact the Department of Education (ED): “There’s a lot of uncertainty about what ED will look like … There’s a big risk there, that you’ll lose […]
Penn Hill Group Principal Vic Klatt was quoted in two Education Week articles last week. On November 9, in Education Week’s “Trump Might Want to Scrap the Education Department; How Doable Is That?” article, Klatt commented on the possibility of abolishing the Department of Education (ED); “That’s a heavy lift, and there [are] some Republicans that […]
