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ICYMI: Kline Discusses Education Reform, Efforts to Rein in Activist NLRB on Bill Bennett’s Morning in America
Sep 21, 2011 - This morning, U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) appeared on Bill Bennett’s Morning in America radio program. During the interview, Chairman Kline discussed education reform and House passage of two key pieces of legislation: the Protecting Jobs from Gover... More

House to Vote on First Education Reform Legislation
Sep 13, 2011 - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on the Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act (H.R. 2218). This important legislation will facilitate the development of high-performing charter schools, as well as encourage choice, innovation, and excellence in education. During fl... More

House Approves First Education Reform Legislation
Sep 13, 2011 - The U.S. House of Representatives today approved the Education and the Workforce Committee’s first piece of education reform legislation. Introduced by Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA), the Empowering Parents through Quality Charter S... More

Education and Workforce Republicans Highlight Importance of Charter School Reform Legislation
Sep 12, 2011 - With parents, teachers, and education leaders demanding responsible reforms to the nation’s education system, members of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce are urging support for the Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act (H.R. 2218). This bipartisan legislation ... More

Hunter Urges Colleagues to Support Brighter Future for America’s Children
Sep 8, 2011 - Today, Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), chairman of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, spoke on the House floor in support of legislation to remove barriers to high-quality charter school growth. Rep Hunter introduced the Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Sc... More

Kline: Charter School Bill “Key Component” in GOP Efforts to Reform Education
Sep 8, 2011 - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives began consideration of the Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act (H.R. 2218). In his opening remarks on the House floor, House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) called H.R. 2218 “a key component of our effort... More

House Begins Consideration of First Education Reform Bill
Sep 8, 2011 - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives will begin consideration of the Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act (H.R. 2218). H.R. 2218 will facilitate the establishment and replication of high-performing charter schools, as well as encourage choice, innovation, and excellence in educ... More

Committee Approves Second Education Reform Bill
Jun 22, 2011 - The U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce today approved the second in a series of education reform bills designed to overhaul current elementary and secondary education law. The Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act (H.R. 2218), sponsored by Subcommittee on Early Chil... More

Committee to Vote on Legislation to Expand Access to Quality Charter Schools
Jun 22, 2011 - Click here to watch the LIVE webcast of the markup beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET. Opening Statement of House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (remarks as prepared): We can all agree that when it comes to educating our children, the status quo simply does not work. Forty years of more fed... More

***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Committee to Mark Up H.R. 2218, the Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act
Jun 20, 2011 - On Wednesday, June 22 at 10:00 a.m., the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a markup of the Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act (H.R. 2218). The markup will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.... More

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