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Kline, Heck Express Concerns with USDA's Proposed Competitive Foods Rule
May 30, 2013 - Dear Secretary Vilsack: As the school year comes to an end, states, school districts, parents, students, the Department of Agriculture (USDA), and Congress have now had a fully year to examine the effects of the updated meal pattern standards on the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs. Aft... More

Rokita Statement: Hearing on "Raising the Bar: How Education Innovation Can Improve Student Achievement"
Feb 14, 2013 - As a father of two young boys, I know today’s kids learn differently than previous generations. They are more adept at effortlessly figuring out new technology and seamlessly incorporating it into their daily lives. Recognizing the wealth of technology now at our fingertips, several states are worki... More

GOP Leaders Criticize Obama Administration’s Failure to Support Low-Income Children through D.C. OSP
Feb 1, 2013 - House Republican leaders today sent a letter to Education Secretary Arne Duncan on the administration’s failure to properly support and implement the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP), w hich helps low-income children in the nation's capital escape underperforming schools. Signed by House E... More

ICYMI: Rokita Op-Ed Celebrates School Choice Initiatives
Jan 31, 2013 - By Rep. Todd Rokita One of the great Indiana success stories of the past decade is what we’ve accomplished in the area of education reform. I am always proud to tell the story of our state’s success in Washington, D.C., and now, as I begin my service as chairman of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Ea... More

Kline and Rokita Recognize National School Choice Week
Jan 28, 2013 - U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Chairman Todd Rokita (R-IN) today released the following statements in recognition of National School Choice Week (January 27 through February 2): “... More

Ensuring Access to a Quality Education: What the Chicago Teacher Strike Says About School Choice
Sep 11, 2012 - Leave it to a kid to succinctly get to the heart of a complicated issue. When asked for his thoughts on his city’s ongoing teacher strike, Chicago charter school student Andy Anderson told CBS News the strike forces his friends at traditional public schools to spend the day "sitting at home, frying ... More

Kline Applauds Agreement to Protect D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program
Jun 18, 2012 - U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) announced an agreement had been reached with the Obama administration to fully implement the D.C. Opportunity Scholar... More

ICYMI: School officials fear a federal policy takeover
May 24, 2012 - This week, the administration announced another version of the stimulus-era Race to the Top program, this time geared toward individual school districts. The new program is expected to cost taxpayers $400 million, and requires local school districts to adopt sweeping Department of Education mandate... More

Hunter: Latest Race to the Top Plan Adds to “Boondoggle of Bureaucracy” Facing Schools, Students
May 22, 2012 - House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) issued the following statement on the Department of Education’s plan to launch a new version of the stimulus-era Race to the Top program: “Despite reports that nearly every Race to the Top state ... More

Hearing Highlights Successful State Efforts to Expand Parental Engagement
May 16, 2012 - The Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), today held a hearing to examine state and local efforts to increase parental engagement and options. In his opening statement, Rep. Hunter said, “We know increased parental engagement lead... More

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