Federal student aid. On Tuesday, the House Education and the Workforce Committee’s Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training held a hearing on federal student aid programs. During the hearing,…
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DC Shuttle: President Obama’s 2014 Budget Proposal for Education
On April 10, President Obama released his delayed 2014 budget proposal, completing the initial phase of the federal budget process. In recent weeks, both House and Senate have passed vastly…
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…
DC Shuttle: Presidents Urge Immigration Reform; Report Notes Leveling Enrollment and Funding Cuts
Presidents’ open immigration letter. On Tuesday, university presidents from Arizona State University, Cornell University and Miami Dade College sent a letter to the leadership of more than 1,200 institutions of…
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…
DC Shuttle: National Reports Call for Student Aid Reform, More Autonomy for Schools, Upgrading Data Systems
Higher education reauthorization. On Tuesday, Jan. 29, as lawmakers began to form proposals for the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, the New America Foundation released a report with 30…
DC Shuttle: Bill Would Require In-State Tuition for all Vets at Public Campuses Regardless of Residency
In-state tuition for veterans. On Tuesday, House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chair Jeff Miller (R-FL) and Ranking Member Michael Michaud (D-ME) introduced the GI Bill Tuition Fairness Act (H.R. 357) in the…
DC Shuttle: Bill Aims to Stop For-Profits’ Bounties to Recruit Vets; GAO Explores 529s
Veterans’ education. On Wednesday, the Senate passed the Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act (H.R. 4057), as amended, by unanimous consent. The current bill comes from negotiations in…
DC Shuttle: NIH Issues Plans for Biomed Research
Last Friday, the National Institute of Health (NIH) approved a broad implementation plan for a set of initiatives intended to strengthen and shape the biomedical research workforce based on the…