Senate approves student loan interest rate bill. On Wednesday, the Senate approved the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act by a vote of 81 to 18. House leadership has promised swift…
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DC Shuttle: Loan Deal Reached, NCLB Weakened, E-Rate Boosted
Student loan deal reached. A bipartisan group of senators announced a compromise on the Stafford Loan interest rates. Senator Tom Harkin, chair of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee…
DC Shuttle: SCOTUS Ruling Suggests Colleges Can Continue to Use Diversity as Admissions Tool for Now; Congress May Revisit Loan Rate Debate After Recess; US Spends Most on Ed
Supreme Court affirmative action ruling. On Monday, the Supreme Court released a ruling in the case of Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin. The 7-1 decision was indecisive, remanding…
DC Shuttle: Teacher Quality Under Scrutiny on Capitol Hill
House committee OKs ESEA reauthorization. On Wednesday, the House Education and the Workforce Committee approved a proposed reauthorization to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) by a vote of…
DC Shuttle: Harkin Proposes Student Accountability Systems
ESEA reauthorization approved by committee. At a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) markup on Tuesday, lawmakers considered the Senate Democrats’ proposal, the Strengthening America’s Schools Act,…
DC Shuttle: Still Wrestling with Student Loan Interest; No Child Left Behind
Student loan rates. The Senate rejected two proposals to extend low interest rates on student loans after they expire on July 1. Without legislation, interest rates will double from 3.4%…
DC Shuttle: Grants Would Connect Schools, Employers, Colleges in STEM; U.S. Report Shows Degrees Rose
STEM education. On Thursday, Rep. Bill Foster (R-IL) introduced the 21st Century STEM Competitive Jobs Act, cosponsored by Representatives Joe Courtney (D-CT), Elizabeth Esty (D-CT), Joe Kennedy (D-MA), Jim Langevin…
DC Shuttle: Congress Hears Ed Regs Are “Costly, Vague, Complicated or Unnecessary” … Proposes More
Student loan interest rates. On Thursday, the House Education and the Workforce Committee approved legislation (H.R. 1911) by a vote of 24-13 that would tie the interest rate on federal…
DC Shuttle: Congress Scrutinizes Colleges’ Unrelated Biz Income; Takes Interest in Loan Rates
Rewriting K-12 law. On Tuesday, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce held a hearing on state and local accountability systems for education. Chair John Kline (R-MN) outlined four…
DC Shuttle: Hearings on Financial Literacy, College Costs
Financial literacy hearing. On Wednesday, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee’s Subcommittee on Children and families held a hearing on financial literacy education for students. Sen. Mike Enzi…