Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (September 30 – October 4) in Washington.  BUDGET Congress was unable to pass a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government, and a government shutdown began on October 1. Congressional leaders met with President Obama on Wednesday but failed to come to an agreement on […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (September 23 – 27) in Washington.  BUDGET On Friday, the Senate passed the continuing resolution (CR) that was passed by the House, after stripping out language that would prohibit funding to be used for the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) and changing the CR’s expiration date […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (September 16 – 20) in Washington.   BUDGET On Friday, the House passed a short-term Continuing Resolution that would keep the government funded at current levels through December 15, 2013, and would prohibit funding to be used for ObamaCare (the Affordable Care Act) and allow the Treasury Secretary […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (September 9 – 13) in Washington.    BUDGET House Appropriations Chairman Harold Rodgers filed a version of a continuing resolution (CR) that would extend funding for FY14 through December 15, 2013 at essentially the final 2013 levels, which is approximately $986 billion for the entire federal government – a […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (September 2 – 6) in Washington.    HOUSE and SENATE The House and Senate are in recess and will return to session this week. The House Education and the Workforce Committee will hold a full Committee hearing titled “Education Research: Exploring Opportunities to Strengthen the Institute of […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (August 26 – 30) in Washington.   Administration The Administration announced preliminary information on the process and requirements for renewal of state ESEA waivers for states which have waivers expiring at the end of the 2013-2014 school year. Additional guidance is expected to be announced in September. […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (August 19 – 23) in Washington.  Administration The President announced, at a speech in Buffalo, NY, a new package of proposals focused on rating colleges based on certain outcomes and using these ratings to influence the amount of financial aid a student can receive. In addition the package calls […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (August 12 – 16) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education announced that they have approved the NCLB waiver request from Maine. Forty states, D.C., and the California CORE Districts now have NCLB waivers. The Department has also sent letters to Washington, Kansas, Oregon approving their requests to extend their ESEA […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (August 5 – 9) in Washington.   The U.S. Department of Education announced that they have approved the NCLB waiver request from the California CORE Districts. This is the first district-level NCLB waiver granted by the Department. The districts include Fresno Unified, Long Beach Unified, Los Angeles […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (July 29 – August 2) in Washington.    HOUSE and SENATE On Thursday, the House passed a bipartisan agreement to lower interest rates on student loans by a vote of 392-31. The Senate approved the bill the prior week. The agreement sets interest rates based on the […]