The House Education and Workforce Committee advanced the third in a series of bills to reform the No Child Left Behind law on Wednesday. The bill (H.R. 2445) would expand…
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DC Shuttle: Debate Over NCLB Reform … and Other Higher Ed News from Washington
On Thursday, House Education and Workforce Committee Chair John Kline (R-MN) introduced No Child Left Behind (NCLB) reform legislation (H.R. 2445). The bill, which would give states and school districts…
DC Shuttle: Congress Considers Charter Schools, Workforce Investment, Manufacturing … and Other Higher Ed News from Washington
On Wednesday, the House Education and Workforce Committee approved the second of five total planned bills on federal education reform for the 112th Congress. By a vote of 34 to…
DC Shuttle: Duncan Hints at NCLB Alternative, Distance Learning Boosted and Other Higher Ed News from Washington
On June 11, Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced that if Congress is unable to pass a comprehensive overhaul of the 2001 No Child Left Behind (NCLB) education law before the…
In Massachusetts, Public Higher Education Is the Engine for Opportunity
NEJHE presents exclusive articles by New England’s governors on higher education in their states … Thanks to our dedicated teachers and committed students, Massachusetts leads the nation in student achievement… Read more »
DC Shuttle: Regulating For-Profit Colleges, Skills for America’s Future and Other Higher Ed News from Washington
Republican senators boycotted a Tuesday hearing of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) which was called to discuss recruiting practices at for-profit colleges. Ranking Member Michael…
DC Shuttle: Bill to Boost STEM and other Higher Ed News from Washington
On Monday, Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) announced that she and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced legislation (S. 969) aimed at encouraging and improving science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education….
DC Shuttle: Dreaming and other Higher Ed News from Washington
On Friday, Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) introduced the first (H.R. 1891) of a series of education reform bills planned by the House Education and Workforce Committee. Congressman Hunter chairs the…
DC Shuttle: Gainful Employment and Other Higher Ed News from Washington
The U.S. Education Department is going ahead with its proposed “gainful employment” rules for for-profit colleges, despite industry advocates calling on Congress and the courts to intervene. Originally scheduled to…
The DC Shuttle: Higher Education News from Washington
On Thursday, the House and Senate both passed a fiscal year 2011 budget compromise (H.R. 1473) which would make almost $40 billion in cuts to federal spending. The bill is…