A quick look back at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: NOTE: The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has posted a list of non-federal negotiators and issue papers for the upcoming Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) negotiated rulemaking session. See more details below. HOUSE The House is in recess and will return on Monday, March […]
A quick look back at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: HOUSE Several House Republican Members, including Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) and House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN), launched the Task Force on Poverty, Opportunity, and Upward Mobility. The task force seeks to strengthen […]
HOUSE The House is in recess and will return next week. Over 70 House Democrats, including Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA) and Committee Members Reps. Reuben Hinojosa (D-TX), Susan Davis (D-CA) and Mark Takano (D-CA), sent a letter to President Obama and U.S. Department of Education (ED) Acting Secretary John […]
A quick look at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: HOUSE The House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education will hold a hearing on restoring state and local control at the K–12 level on Wednesday, February 10. SENATE The Senate passed H.R. 3033, the Research […]
A quick look at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: HOUSE House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) notified Members that they must submit programmatic and language submissions for consideration in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Appropriations bill by March 24, […]
A quick look at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: HOUSE In an interview with The Hill, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), the second-highest-ranking Republican member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, endorsed Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) as the Committee’s next Chairwoman. Current Chairman John Kline (R-MN) previously announced his […]
A quick look at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: HOUSE and SENATE Senate Democrats launched the #InTheRed campaign to raise awareness of student loan debt and college affordability. They are expected to introduce legislation to allow student borrowers to refinance high-interest student loans, increase Pell Grant awards and establish a […]
A quick look at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: SENATE Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs James Lankford (R-OK) sent a letter to Acting Secretary of Education John King expressing concern that two U.S. Department of Education (ED) Dear Colleague letters on colleges’ handlings […]
A quick look at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: HOUSE and SENATE The House and Senate passed H.R. 3594, the Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2015, to extend the Perkins Loan Program through September 30, 2017. The bill now awaits President Obama’s signature. The Senate passed S. 227, […]
A quick look at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: SENATE The Senate passed S.1177, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) by a vote of 85–12 and President Obama signed the bill into law. BUDGET The House and Senate passed a short-term […]