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 […]
A quick look at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: HOUSE The House Rules Committee announced a process to consider amendments for when the House considers H.R. 5, the Student Success Act this week. The Rules Committee has established a deadline of 3 p.m. on Monday, February 23 for the submission […]
A quick look at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: SENATE The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a roundtable-style hearing on February 3 titled, “Fixing No Child Left Behind: Innovation to Better Meet the Needs of Students.” This hearing is the third hearing the Committee has […]
A quick look at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group HOUSE House education committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) stated at an AEI event that he hopes to have a bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) on the House floor by March of this year, and that the […]
A quick look at the news from last week, compiled by Penn Hill Group: HOUSE Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) was elected to a third term as Speaker of the House, by a vote of 216-192. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced recommendations for committee assignments – Democrats will vote on the nominations this week. […]