A quick look back at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: HOUSE The House is in recess and will return on Tuesday, April 12. SENATE The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions will hold a committee hearing on implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act in states and […]
A quick look back at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: HOUSE and SENATE The House is in recess and will return on Tuesday, April 12. The Senate returns from recess today. BUDGET The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its analysis of the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Budget. CBO […]
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. The House will return on Tuesday, April 12, and the Senate will return on Monday, April 4. BUDGET The House Budget Committee filed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 budget resolution and the accompanying committee report. The Congressional Budget […]
A quick look back at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: HOUSE The House Education and the Workforce Committee will hold a committee hearing on education research and student privacy on Tuesday, March 22. Witnesses have not yet been announced. The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, […]
A quick look back at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: HOUSE The House Education and the Workforce Committee will hold a committee hearing on the policies and priorities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Tuesday, March 15. HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell will testify. The House […]
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, […]