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 […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (July 22-26) in Washington.   HOUSE On Wednesday, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce marked up H.R. 2637, the Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act. The bill passed the committee by a final vote of 22-13, with all Republicans and Rep. Andrews (D-NJ) voting yes. […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (July 15-19) in Washington.  HOUSE The House considered H.R. 5, the Student Success Act, on Thursday and Friday, and the bill passed by a vote of 221-207, with all Democrats and 12 Republicans voting against it. There were 26 amendments offered to the bill: 19 passed, 2 failed, and 5 […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (July 8-12) in Washington. HOUSE Majority Leader Cantor announced on the House floor on Thursday afternoon that the House may consider H.R. 5, the Student Success Act, on Thursday or Friday of this week (July 15). The bill, which was passed by the House Education and the Workforce Committee in June, reauthorizes the […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (June 24-28) in Washington. HOUSE and SENATE The House and Senate will be in recess this week. The Senate passed S.744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, on Thursday by a vote of 68-32. Congress was not able to reach a deal […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (June 17– June 21) in Washington. HOUSE The House Education and the Workforce Committee marked up H.R. 5, the Student Success Act, and the bill passed the committee on a party line vote of 23-16. The bill would reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Several amendments […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (June 10– June 14) in Washington. SENATE The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee marked up an Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization bill, the Strengthening America’s Schools Act last week. The bill was approved by the Committee on a party line vote of 12-10, with 10 amendments approved. Chairman Harkin […]