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 […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (June 3– June 7) in Washington. SENATE Senators on both sides of the aisle introduced bills to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act last week. The Senate HELP Committee is scheduled to mark up the Democratic bill on Tuesday, June 11. HELP Committee Chairman Harkin (D-IA), with […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (May 28 – May 31) in Washington. HOUSE and SENATE The House and Senate were in recess last week. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will testify in front of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Tuesday, June 4, on the President’s FY2014 budget […]

Here’s a quick look at the news from last week (May 20 – May 24) in Washington. SENATE The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-5 on Tuesday to move S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act to the Senate floor. The Sponsor’s Amendment is an update to the original text of S. […]