A quick look at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: SENATE The Senate passed S.1177, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) by a vote of 85–12 and President Obama signed the bill into law. BUDGET The House and Senate passed a short-term […]
A quick look at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: HOUSE and SENATE The House passed S.1177, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) by a vote of 359–64. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) filed cloture on S. 1177. A Senate vote […]
A quick look at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: HOUSE and SENATE The House and Senate return from recess today, November 30. Education Week reported that the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Conference Report could be on the House floor next week. The ESEA Conference Report is available here. […]
A quick look at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: HOUSE and SENATE The House and Senate are in recess, they will return on November 30. House and Senate conferees approved the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) conference report as amended by a vote of 38 to 1. Per Committee […]
A quick look at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: HOUSE Education Week’s Politics K-12 Blog is reporting that House and Senate committee leaders have reached a compromise on a bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), with the possibility of conferees being appointed this week. The Education […]
A quick look at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: HOUSE and SENATE The House is in recess and will return Monday, November 16. The Senate will be in recess on Wednesday, November 11 only. BUDGET The President signed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. This bill will increase spending caps for […]
A quick look at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: HOUSE Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) was elected as Speaker of the House. The House Education and the Workforce Committee passed H.R. 3459, the Protecting Local Business and Opportunity Act, by a vote of 21 to 15. BUDGET Congress passed the Bipartisan […]
Earlier this month, Penn Hill Group Principal Danica Petroshius served on a panel during the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA) professional development conference. Discussing “Current Trends and New Approaches in Learning,” Petroshius served on a panel with An Me Chung (Mozilla), Stephanie Morris (National Association of the Education of Young Children) and Carissa Moffat Miller […]
The Lumina Foundation recently hosted “The Higher Education Act at 50: A Time for Reflection and Revitalization,” where Principal Alex Nock participated. With this being the 50th anniversary of the Higher Education Act’s (HEA’s) initial passage, Lumina convened this event in part to consider how higher education can be more student-centric. Nock discussed the history […]
As a part of a training through the Department of Education’s District Reform Support Network, Principal Danica Petroshius participated in the “Race to the Top-District 2015 Personalized Learning Summit.” The day focused on building capacity for personalized learning, and Petroshius specifically discussed the national landscape of personalized learning. Petroshius, with fellow speakers Nasir Qadree, Head […]