A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE 62 Members of Congress sent a bicameral letter to U.S. Department of Education (ED) Secretary Betsy DeVos urging her to take steps toward reducing excessive discipline in schools. 59 Members of Congress sent a letter to ED Secretary […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE The House Appropriations Committee marked up the fiscal year (FY) 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS) appropriations bill, which passed on a party-line vote. Overall, the bill cuts U.S. Department of Education (ED) spending by $2.4 […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies released then approved the FY2018 Labor-HHS Education bill for submission to the full committee by a party-line vote of 9-6. The bill is a $2.4 billion reduction […]
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) released a statement supporting President Trump’s recently signed executive order (EO) that seeks to expand funding for apprenticeships. House Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Member Bobby Scott […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and Related Agencies held a hearing on President Trump’s fiscal year (FY) 2018 budget request for the Department of Labor (DOL), where DOL Secretary Alexander Acosta testified. […]
A quick look back 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 hearing entitled “Department of Labor (DOL) – Budget Hearing” on Wednesday, June 7, where DOL Secretary Alexander Acosta will testify The House […]
A quick look back 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 held a hearing on the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) fiscal year (FY) 2018 budget, where ED Secretary Betsy DeVos testified. The House Education and […]
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 […]