Here’s a quick look at the news from last week ( March 4 – 8) in Washington. HOUSE and SENATE The House Committee on Education and the Workforce marked up a WIA reauthorization bill last week. The bill, H.R. 803, the SKILLS Act, passed the committee on a vote of 23 -0 after Democratic Members walked out […]
Here’s a quick look at the news from last week ( February 25 – March 1) in Washington. HOUSE and SENATE The House Education & the Workforce Committee held three hearings last week. A February 26 subcommittee hearing titled “Putting America Back to Work: Reforming the Nation’s Workforce Investment System.” A February 27 full committee hearing titled “Protecting Students and Teachers: […]
Here’s a quick look at the news from last week ( February 18 – 22) in Washington. HOUSE and SENATE Congress was in recess last week. The House Education & the Workforce Committee will hold three hearings this week: A February 26 subcommittee hearing titled “Putting America Back to Work: Reforming the Nation’s Workforce Investment System.” The […]
Here’s a quick look at the news from last week ( February 11 – 15) in Washington. HOUSE The House Education & the Workforce Committee held a subcommittee hearing on Thursday titled “Raising the Bar: How Education Innovation Can Improve Student Achievement.” Witnesses were Jim Shelton, Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement at the Department of Education, John Bailey, Executive Director […]
Here’s a quick look at the news from last week ( February 4 – 8) in Washington. REMINDER Comments are due by Tuesday, February 12 on the Department of Education’s December Federal Register notice on “Direct Grant Programs and Definitions that Apply to Department Regulations” which would amend the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR). HOUSE The House Committee on […]
Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (January 28 – February 1) in Washington. HOUSE The House Committee on Education & the Workforce will hold a full committee hearing on Tuesday, February 5 titled “Challenges and Opportunities Facing America’s Schools and Workplaces.” Witnesses include Utah Governor Gary Herbert, Jay Timmons, President and CEO of the National […]
Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (January 21 – January 25) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION The National Center for Education Statistics released a new report on high school graduation rates, which shows that high school graduation rates are at their highest level since 1974. During the 2009-2010 school year, 78.2% of students nationwide graduated on […]
Vic Klatt, Principal at Penn Hill Group, recently spoke at a conference in New York City hosted by The Capital Roundtable and titled “Private Equity Investing in For-Profit Education Companies: How Breakdowns in Traditional Models & Applications of New Technologies Are Driving Change.” Klatt joined co-speakers Ralph Wolff, President of the Western Association of Schools […]
Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (January 14 – January 18) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION President Obama released a number of proposals and recommendations for reducing gun violence, some of which include school safety measures, and expanded mental health services in schools. Many of the proposals will require congressional approval, but there are […]
Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (January 7 – January 11) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION President Obama will give his State of the Union address to Congress on February 12, 2013. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis announced that she will resign from the Administration. The U.S. Department of Education rejected California’s request […]