A quick look at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: HOUSE The House is scheduled to consider the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015 this week, which reauthorizes the U.S. National Science Foundation and other Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) related agencies. The House Education and the Workforce Committee will hold […]
A quick look at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: HOUSE The House is in recess this week. SENATE The Senate Finance Committee unanimously passed S. 335, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the 529 college savings plans. The House passed an identical bill in […]
A quick look at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: HOUSE The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies will hold a subcommittee hearing on April 29 to receive testimony from public and outside witnesses on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 appropriations under the subcommittee’s […]
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 subcommittee hearing on April 22 on challenges facing Native American schools. Witnesses for this hearing have not yet been announced. The House Committee […]
A quick look at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: HOUSE The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies will hold a subcommittee budget hearing on April 14 on early education. Director of the Edward Zigler Center at the Yale School of Medicine Walker Gilliam, […]
A quick look at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: HOUSE and SENATE The House and Senate were both in recess last week and are also in recess this week. ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education (ED) approved four-year renewals of state waivers under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) for Kentucky, […]
A quick look at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: HOUSE The Washington Post reported Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) said he hopes a full House vote on reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the Student Success Act, will occur in April, after the […]
A quick look at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: BUDGET The House Budget Committee passed the FY2016 Budget Resolution. Chairman Tom Price (R-GA) made a statement highlighting the passage and said he plans to bring the budget to the Floor for full House consideration next week. Ranking Member Chris Van […]
A quick look at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: HOUSE The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies will hold a subcommittee hearing on March 17 on the budget for the Department of Labor. Department of Labor Secretary Thomas Perez will testify. The House […]
A quick look at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: HOUSE The U.S. House of Representatives began consideration of H.R. 5, the Student Success Act, which reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), on Thursday last week, and continued considering amendments to the bill on Friday. Forty-three amendments were offered […]