DC Shuttle … Murray Speaks About Higher Education Act Reauthorization. U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), the ranking member of the Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee, spoke at the… Read more »
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A Pitch for Teacher Pay and School Infrastructure
DC Shuttle … House Hearing on Education Infrastructure and Teacher Pay. The U.S. House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing focused on teacher pay and school infrastructure. At the… Read more »
Senate HELP Chair Aims to Reauthorize Higher Ed Act, Simplify FAFSA This Year
DC Shuttle … Alexander Outlines HEA Plans. U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander gave a speech at the American Enterprise Institute to discuss his outlook for the Higher Education Act (HEA). Alexander… Read more »
Raising Minimum Wage, Investing in Public Schools Among Topics Unveiled by House Democrats
DC Shuttle … House Ed Committee Meets to Organize Work Agenda. The U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor held an organizational markup to appoint Democratic and Republican members to… Read more »
New Republicans Join U.S. House Ed Panel
DC Shuttle … New Republican Members Named to U.S. House Education Committee. Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-NC) announced the lineup of Republicans on the House Education and Labor Committee for… Read more »
Your Friends on the Hill
DC Shuttle … New Democratic Members of House Education Committee Announced. U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that Democrats selected 14 new members of the House Committee on Education and… Read more »
DeLauro, McGovern Among New Englanders More Visible in Higher Ed Policy After Dems Take House
DC Shuttle … Trump Administration Releases Draft of Regulation Overhaul. The Trump administration released a draft of a sweeping plan to overhaul a wide range of higher education regulations. Negotiations… Read more »
Canceling Debt for Students Whose Colleges Shut Down
DC Shuttle … Education Department Announces Cancellation of Debt for Students of Closed Colleges. The U.S. Department of Education announced that it plans to expunge the federal student loans of… Read more »
Let Them Eat Cake?
DC Shuttle … School Nutrition Rules Released. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a final rule on school nutrition, relaxing some requirements put in under the last administration. Schools… Read more »
Party Lines for Ed Policy
DC Shuttle … Senate HELP Approves Ed Nominee on Party Line Vote. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee approved Robert L. King to be the U.S. assistant… Read more »