DC Shuttle … Ed Department Budget Weighed. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan testified on the Department of Education’s fiscal year 2016 budget request at a hearing before the House Appropriations… Read more »
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Now Hearing HEA
DC Shuttle … Hearings Begin on HEA Reauthorization. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee held its first hearing of the 114th Congress on reauthorizing the Higher Education… Read more »
Peering into Privacy
DC Shuttle … House Begins Work on Student Data Privacy Legislation. The Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education of the House Committee on Education and Workforce held a… Read more »
Obama Budget Holds Key Education Provisions; On Hill, Lawmakers Still Debating How to Leave No Child Behind
DC Shuttle … Education Priorities in President Obama’s Budget. President Obama released his fiscal year 2016 budget request. Among his requests were many provisions for education. For higher education, the… Read more »
Capital Sorts Through Obama Proposals
DC Shuttle … White House Drops Plan to Tax 529 College Savings Accounts. White House officials announced that President Obama would drop his proposal to tax 529 college savings accounts,… Read more »
Obama Urges Free Community College, Tripled Child Care Tax Credit, Student Digital Privacy
DC Shuttle … Education priorities outlined in State of the Union. President Obama addressed several education initiatives in his State of the Union address, stating, “In a 21st century economy… Read more »
NCLB Not Left Behind?
DC Shuttle … NCLB reauthorization debate heats up. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan gave remarks regarding the reauthorization of the now-expired No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. He said that… Read more »
Obama Calls for Free Community College
DC Shuttle … President proposes free community college. President Obama announced a plan to make two years of community college free, called America’s College Promise. The first question asked by… Read more »
Congress Proposes Modest Increases to Student Aid
DC Shuttle … Spending bill proposes few changes for education. The appropriations bill introduced in Congress will provide slight tweaks and modest increases to student aid and other programs. The… Read more »
White House Convenes Leaders to Boost College Opportunity
DC Shuttle … White House hosts College Opportunity Summit. The Obama administration hosted hundreds of college leaders and other officials for a summit to promote new commitments to students. Approximately… Read more »