Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (May 28 – May 31) in Washington. HOUSE and SENATE The House and Senate were in recess last week. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will testify in front of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Tuesday, June 4, on the President’s FY2014 budget […]
Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (May 20 – May 24) in Washington. SENATE The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-5 on Tuesday to move S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act to the Senate floor. The Sponsor’s Amendment is an update to the original text of S. […]
Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (May 13 – May 17) in Washington. SENATE The Senate Judiciary Committee began to mark up the immigration bill released by the Gang of 8 on May 9th, and continued the markup last week. The bill includes several education-related provisions such as the DREAM Act, STEM education […]
Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (May 6 – May 10) in Washington. SENATE On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee began to mark up the immigration bill released by the Gang of 8. The bill includes several education-related provisions such as the DREAM Act, STEM education funding, English language skills and education visa requirements. […]
Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (April 29 – May 3) in Washington. SENATE The Senate was in recess last week. On May 9 at 9:30 a.m., the Senate Judiciary Committee will begin to mark up the immigration bill released by the Gang of 8. The bill includes several education-related provisions such as the DREAM […]
Penn Hill Group Principal Vic Klatt recently spoke at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce- Institute for a Competitive Workforce conference titled “Upgrade America,” which explored ways to upgrade America’s education system for the modern economy. Klatt gave an overview of federal activity on education and workforce issues. The conference included sessions with various education leaders, […]
Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (April 22 – 26) in Washington. SENATE The Senate Judiciary Committee announced that it will mark up the immigration bill released by the Gang of 8 on May 9. The bill includes several education-related provisions such as the DREAM Act, STEM education funding, and education visa […]
Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (April 15 – 19) in Washington. BUDGET Acting Labor Secretary Seth D. Harris testified at a House Labor, Health and Human Service, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on the budget for the Department of Labor on Tuesday, April 16. Acting Secretary Harris was asked several […]
Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (April 8 – 12) in Washington. BUDGET President Obama’s fiscal 2014 budget, released on Wednesday, proposes $71.2 billion in discretionary spending for the U.S. Department of Education, which is an increase of $3.1 billion or 4.5 percent over the fiscal year 2012 level (OMB summary of […]
Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (April 1 – 5) in Washington. HOUSE and SENATE Both Houses were in recess last week. The House Education and Workforce Committee will hold a Higher Education and Workforce Training Subcommittee field hearing titled “Reviving Our Economy: The Role of Higher Education in Job Growth and […]
