Education & Labor Committee Republicans

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PreK-12 Education

Previous  Next Left Turn: Obama Pre-K Proposal Raises Serious Questions Feb 14, 2013  - When President Obama called for expanded access to early childhood education during Tuesday’s State of the Union address, House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline warned, “Before we spend more taxpayer dollars on new programs, we must first review what is and is not working... More Left Turn: What They’re Saying: Popularity of Obama K-12 Waivers in Decline Feb 11, 2013  - As it turns out, President Obama’s controversial plan to rewrite K-12 education law via executive fiat isn’t as popular as the administration thought. A growing number of education leaders and policy experts have recently come forward to express their doubts about the president’s waiver scheme, noti... More An Imperial Presidency: Examining Obama’s History of Legislating by Executive Fiat Jul 19, 2012  - In the coming days, the House of Representatives is expected to vote on the Preserving Work Requirements for Welfare Programs Act, legislation to rein in the president’s latest effort to change federal law without congressional consent. In preparation for the upcoming vote, the House Education and t... More By the Numbers: The Secretary of Education's Startling Record of Executive Overreach Mar 29, 2012  - Yesterday, Education Secretary Arne Duncan testified before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on the president’s budget and policy proposals for Fiscal Year 2013. Since assuming his position in the president’s cabinet in January 2009, Secretary Duncan has proven to be an active and ... More Rhetoric vs. Reality: Education Priorities in the Administration's FY 2013 Budget Mar 27, 2012  - On Wednesday, Education Secretary Arne Duncan will testify before the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce on the president’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget request for the Department of Education. If the secretary’s recent appearance in front of the House Appropriations Committee is any ind... More Inside Look: Administration Details How to Work Around Congress Mar 13, 2012  - A new article in CQ Weekly profiles the administration’s brazen reinterpretation of federal education law, affording an opportunity to examine the real effect of this agenda on our country’s K-12 education system. Although Education Secretary Arne Duncan defends his decision to “move ahead on his ow... More Despite Promises of State and Local Control, Waivers Scheme Increases Federal Role in Education Feb 15, 2012  - After a shrouded review process and months of closed-door debate, the administration last week announced 10 states will receive waivers from certain requirements under No Child Left Behind. With this action, the administration has officially shunned working with Congress to improve federal education... More State of the Union Preview: A Backdoor Education Agenda Jan 23, 2012  - As President Obama prepares to deliver his latest State of the Union address, the administration is working at a fever pitch to put the final pieces of its backdoor education agenda in place. On Tuesday, the American people are sure to hear the president wax poetically about his efforts to bolster K... More More Broken Promises, Fuzzy Math from Obama Administration Oct 7, 2011  - Almost immediately after releasing a new report that claims the president’s latest stimulus proposal will “support nearly 400,000 education jobs,” administration officials tried to downplay promises of lasting job creation. According to Wednesday’s Daily Caller article, “White House promises, then r... More Obama Administration Ignores Education Reform Efforts in House, Presses Forward with Backdoor Education Agenda Sep 29, 2011  - President Obama last week announced his intent to bypass Congress and coerce American schools into enacting his preferred education agenda. In a speech on Friday, the president stated, “Given that Congress cannot act, I am acting.” The president has indicated the failure to reauthorize current eleme... More Previous  Next