A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE The House Education and the Workforce Committee marked up H.R. 2353, the “Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act,” which the Committee favorably reported to the House, as amended, by voice vote. Committee Republicans and […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE House Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA) issued a statement about Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) following President Trump’s signing statement on the fiscal year (FY) 2017 Omnibus Appropriations bill, in […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE President Trump signed the fiscal year (FY) 2017 Omnibus Appropriations bill, which the House and Senate passed by a vote of 309-118 and 79-18, respectively. The bill funds the U.S. Department of Education (ED) at $68.24 billion in discretionary […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE Last week, the House and Senate passed a short-term Continuing Resolution (CR) (H.J.Res. 99) to continue funding for Federal programs and services until May 5, 2017. Today, the House Appropriations Committee released the fiscal year (FY) 2017 Omnibus […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE The House and Senate will return from their recess next week. The current continuing resolution that is funding the Federal government expires on Friday, April 28. The House Education and the Workforce Committee will hold a hearing […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE The House and Senate are in recess until the week of April 24. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) issued a statement in opposition to U.S. Department of Education (ED) Secretary […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE House Ranking Members Bobby Scott (D-VA) of the Education and the Workforce Committee, John Conyers (D-MI) of the Judiciary Committee, Bennie Thompson (D-MS) of the Homeland Security Committee and Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) of the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman and Ranking Member, Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Bobby Scott (D-VA) respectively, and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman and Ranking Member, Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Patty Murray (D-WA) respectively, […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE House Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA) released a statement supporting the Supreme Court’s decision in Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District requiring that a school must offer an individualized education program that […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Chairman Todd Rokita (R-IN) issued a statement in support of the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) template for […]