Penn Hill Group’s Washington Wrap-Up: October 22

Posted at 10:41h October 22, 2012 in Washington Wrap-Up by Dina Paul
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Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (October 15-19) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION The Department of Education announced the approval of Idaho’s application for an ESEA waiver. In total, thirty-four states and D.C. have been granted ESEA waivers, 10 states have outstanding requests for waivers, and 6 states have not yet requested a waiver. PRESIDENTIAL […]

Penn Hill Group’s Washington Wrap-Up: October 9

Posted at 15:21h October 9, 2012 in Policy Updates, Washington Wrap-Up by Dina Paul
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Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (October 1-5) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION Education Secretary Arne Duncan indicated that if President Obama wins a second term, he will stay on as education secretary. The Education Department released a list of Peer Reviewers for the third round of ESEA waiver applications. The Department of Education announced […]

Penn Hill Group’s Washington Wrap-Up: September 24

Posted at 15:30h September 25, 2012 in Announcements, Washington Wrap-Up by Dina Paul
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Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (September 17-21) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION  The Administration released the report required by the Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012 that provides further information on the impact of budget sequestration. The report states that there will be an 8.2% cut to non-defense discretionary programs, and a 7.6% cut to […]

Penn Hill Group’s Washington Wrap-Up: July 23

Posted at 10:09h July 23, 2012 in Washington Wrap-Up by Dina Paul
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Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (July 16-20) in Washington. ADMINISTRATION The Department of Education announced the approval of seven more ESEA waivers from the second round of waiver applications – Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Oregon, South Carolina, and the District of Columbia. In total, thirty-two states and D.C. have been granted ESEA […]