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 […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (March 25 – 29) in Washington. BUDGET President Obama signed the $984 billion appropriations measure that will fund the federal government through the end of the fiscal year in September. The bill passed both the Senate and House the week of March 18. The Office of Management and Budget […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (March 18 –  22) in Washington. BUDGET The Senate approved a $984 billion appropriations measure on Wednesday, by a vote of 73-26, which would fund the federal government through the end of the fiscal year in September. The House followed suit, passing the measure with a […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week ( March 11 –  15) in Washington. BUDGET The Senate began debate last week on their version of a year-end appropriations measure.  The Senate action follows the House passage of similar legislation.  The Labor/HHS/Education section of the Senate bill is funded via a continuing resolution with a […]

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 […]