Meet Claire Arnaiz, a senior at the University of California, Santa Cruz, who has joined Penn Hill Group as an intern through the UC Washington Center’s research and internship program. With an interest in social issues, Claire is a Legal Studies major who will graduate in December of this year. See our interview with Claire […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (May 19 – 23): HOUSE and SENATE Leadership of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) and the House Education and the Workforce Committee announced a bipartisan deal on a reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act, after resolving differences between the SKILLS […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (April 28– May 2). ADMINISTRATION The National Center for Education Statistics released a report on public high school four-year, on-time graduation rates and dropout rates for school years 2010-11, and 2011-12. The report states that the four-year graduation rate rose slightly to 80 percent in […]

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, […]

Washington, D.C. — The federal education policy environment is undergoing dramatic and continuous change. Every federal education and workforce program is due, or overdue, for consideration. Much of the policy initiative has shifted to the executive branch, and states are playing a larger role in how federal initiatives are implemented. As a result, understanding and […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (October 22-26) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION The Institute of Education Sciences released a report titled “School Improvement Grants: Analyses of State Applications and Eligible and Awarded School.” PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION President Obama and Governor Romney had their final debate last Monday, focused on foreign policy. Both candidates talked about […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (September 10-14) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION The Administration released the report required by the Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012 that provides further information on the impact of budget sequestration. The report states that there will be an 8.2% cut to non-defense discretionary programs, and a 7.6% cut to […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (September 3-7) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION The Department of Education announced that 893 potential applicants indicated their intent to apply for the Race to the Top-District Competition. This is not a final list, as giving a notice of intent to apply was not mandatory. Applications are due October 30. 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 […]