Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (August 29-September 2) in Washington. HOUSE The House is expected to bring the charter bill (H.R. 2218, “Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act”) to the floor next week. The bill was passed by the Education & the Workforce Committee in June, with a bipartisan […]
Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (August 15-19) in Washington. House Chairman Kline sent Secretary Duncan an oversight letter on the Race to the Top assessment consortium and their specific work on curriculum and instructional materials. The letter raises questions about whether the Department is violating prohibitions on Dept. influence over curriculum. The […]
Penn Hill Group Vice President Rich Stombres recently wrote an article for American Libraries Magazine entitled, “A Librarians’ Primer on the Debt-Ceiling Debate.” The article recaps the debt ceiling debate and the Budget Control Act of 2011, explains the new “super committee” charged with finding ways to further reduce the national debt, and explains how […]
Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (August 1-5) in Washington. HOUSE After passing the Debt limit extension, the House adjourned for the August break until the week of September 5, but will hold several pro forma sessions between now and then to avoid recess appointments. The Debt limit extension included provisions […]
Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (July 25-29) in Washington. HOUSE The House Education and the Workforce Committee held a hearing on teacher issues under ESEA on Wednesday. Witnesses focused on a variety of proposals to use Federal funding to encourage States and Districts to improve teacher quality, reform teacher training, […]
Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (July 18-22) in Washington. House The House Education and the Workforce Committee announced their first hearing on teacher issues under ESEA for Wednesday, July 26. This hearing will likely kick off the House Committee’s work on Title II and other teacher related issues in ESEA. […]
Here’s a quick look at the news from last week in Washington. House The House Education and Workforce Committee passed H.R. 2445, the “State and Local Funding Flexibility Act” by a straight party line vote of 23 to 17. Several amendments offered by Committee Democrats to remove programs like Titles I and III from the list […]