Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (January 16-20) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION The Department of Education released a notice in the Federal Register requesting information on best practices to prevent, detect, and respond to irregularities in academic testing. The Department of Education held its negotiated rule making sessions on Teacher Preparation and Student Lending on […]
Here is a quick look at the news from last week (January 2 – 6) in Washington. HOUSE The House Education Committee Republicans released discussion drafts of their final two ESEA bills: The Student Success Act “supports State and local accountability for public education and informs parents of their schools’ performance.” Text of the bill Summary from the […]
A survey of current and former Administration and Capitol Hill aides and state leaders has found the National Education Association, Education Trust, The Council of Great City Schools, and Penn Hill Group as the most effective education lobbyists in Washington. Among the top four names, Penn Hill Group is the only multi-client, multi-issue education firm […]
In a December 15, 2011 article examining the ramifications of the 2012 spending bill for the education community, Education Week quoted Penn Hill Group analysis: The bill also includes $160 million in new money for literacy programs, which took a beating in the fiscal year 2011 budget agreement. The measure would create a new, comprehensive […]
Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (December 12-16) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION The Department of Education has begun the process of contacting primary participants and alternates for the Negotiated Rulemaking panels for Title II/Teach Grant and Title IV, and are expected to announce the participants soon. The Administration announced that nine states will […]
Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (December 5-9) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION The Department of Education is expected to announce the Negotiated Rulemaking participants for both the Title II/Teach Grant and Title IV panels as early as this week. On December 14-16 the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (F.R. […]
Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (November 28 – December 2) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION The Administration has stepped up their public discussion of the issue of college costs with Secretary Duncan making a speech at the FSA conference touting the Administration’s accomplishments on making college more affordable or providing additional student aid. The […]
Penn Hill Group would like to announce the newest addition to our team – Emma Bushnell. As a staff assistant at Penn Hill Group, Emma Bushnell provides research, administrative, and project support. She brings exceptional writing, research, and outreach skills to her work on both policy analysis and internal operations. Bushnell came to Penn Hill […]
Penn Hill Group executives Alex Nock, Danica Petroshius, and Rich Stombres recently spoke at a briefing called “Calculating the Odds — Is ESEA Reauthorization Dead on Arrival?” sponsored by the Women in Government Relations Education Taskforce on the future of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). As former Congressional staffers on both sides of […]
Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (November 14-18) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION On November 14, 11 States (Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Tennessee) applied to the U.S. Department of Education to receive ESEA waivers. On Friday the Department announced the 21 peer reviewers. The Department of Education […]
