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%…
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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…
DC Shuttle: House Hearings Focus on STEM, Student Loans; British Report Calls Attention to New Ed Models
Boosting STEM education. On Wednesday, the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology’s Subcommittee on Research held a hearing on industry and philanthropic initiatives to boost science, technology, engineering and…
To Go Where No One Has Gone Before: Hundreds Brave Storm to Join NEBHE in Recognizing Excellence
Despite a late-winter snowstorm, hundreds of New Englanders braved the snow to attend NEBHE’s 11th New England Higher Education Excellence Awards celebration on Friday, March 8, at the Boston Marriott…
Learning to Do During High Unemployment
Even as the economy appears to have turned a corner, high unemployment persists. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the national unemployment rate teetered at 7.9% in January…
DC Shuttle: Preschool, Journal Access Get Boost … Before the Sequester?
Early childhood education. On Thursday, President Obama released the framework of his plan for the expansion of early childhood education. In his State of the Union Address on Tuesday, President Obama…
DC Shuttle: More Arguing Over NCLB Waivers, STEM Plugged, Climate Research Dissed
HELP Committee examines NCLB waivers. On Thursday, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a hearing on No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and State Flexibility Waivers. Education…