A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE The House and Senate will be in recess until after the September 5th Labor Day Holiday. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) along with House Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Phil […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group HOUSE and SENATE The House and Senate will be in recess until after the September 5th Labor Day Holiday. ADMINISTRATION Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton named Ann O’Leary, who has been Clinton’s senior adviser and has been heavily involved in […]
August 15, 2016 Compiled by Penn Hill Group HOUSE and SENATE The House and Senate will be in recess until after the September 5th Labor Day Holiday. House Education and Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) along with higher education subcommittee chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Education (ED) Secretary John […]
On August 3, 2016, Penn Hill Group Principal Danica Petroshius participated as a panelist at Every Hour Counts’ Third Annual System-Building Institute in Chicago. Every Hour Counts is a coalition of organizations that work to increase access to quality learning opportunities, particularly for under-served students. Danica presented on a panel about effective advocacy at the […]
On July 26-27, 2016, Penn Hill Group provided strategic convening support and content expertise to the Mozilla Foundation, who along with facilitation support by the IDEO Design for Learning team, held a design convening in Aurora, Colorado for states interested in exploring competency-based education and digital credentials. At the convening, Penn Hill Group’s Danica Petroshius […]
August 8, 2016 Compiled by Penn Hill Group HOUSE and SENATE The House and Senate will be in recess until after the September 5th Labor Day Holiday. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education (ED) requesting […]
On July 14, Danica Petroshius, Penn Hill Group principal, participated as a panelist in the 2016 Reimagine Learning Plenary, a gathering of leaders who participate in the Reimagine Learning Fund created by New Profit. The panel focused on the opportunities created for diverse learners by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Danica helped attendees understand […]
August 1, 2016 Compiled by Penn Hill Group HOUSE and SENATE The House and Senate will be in recess until after the September 5th Labor Day Holiday. ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education (ED) released proposed regulations on the state authorization of distance education programs and foreign campus locations under the Higher Education Act […]
July 22, 2016 Compiled by Penn Hill Group HOUSE and SENATE The House and Senate will be in recess until after the September 5th Labor Day Holiday. ADMINISTRATION The White House announced its Advanced Wireless Research Initiative. This new program will enable the deployment and use of four city-scale testing platforms for advanced wireless research over […]
July 15, 2016 Compiled by Penn Hill Group HOUSE and SENATE The U.S. House of Representatives passed several higher education related bills that the House Education and the Workforce Committee had approved on a bipartisan basis the week before. The House and Senate will be in recess until after the September 5th Labor Day Holiday. […]
