Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) released the following statement after Northwestern University President Michael Schill announced he was stepping down: “President Schill will leave behind a legacy of not only failing to deter antisemitism on campus but worsening it. These students not only deserve better, but the law requires it. Northwestern’s next president ... Read more »
Today, the Education and Workforce Committee released the transcript of the transcribed interview with Northwestern University President Michael Schill. On April 28, Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) requested a transcribed interview with President Schill to discuss steps being taken to combat the antisemitic threats and harassment occurring on its campus. Read the full transcript here. ### Read more »
The disturbing trend of low reading and math scores reported by the Nation’s Report Card (NAEP) took center stage at today’s Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education subcommittee hearing. These latest results continue a decades-long pattern, with NAEP Long-Term Trend scores showing little to no improvement since 1971. Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) started off by giving a syn... Read more »
Wednesday, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA), will hold a hearing titled "From Playground to Classroom: The Spread of Antisemitism in K-12 Schools." What: Subcommittee hearing titled "From Playground to Classroom: The Spread of Antisemitism in K-12 Schools" When: 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, September 10, 2025 Wh... Read more »
Today, Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Foundations First: Reclaiming Reading and Math through Proven Instruction": "The Reading Wars are over. "For years, for decades, countless young people in this country received literacy instruction that was not scienc... Read more »
Tomorrow, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA), will hold a hearing titled “Foundations First: Reclaiming Reading and Math through Proven Instruction.” What: Subcommittee hearing titled “Foundations First: Reclaiming Reading and Math through Proven Instruction” When: 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, September 3, 2025 Wh... Read more »
Tuesday, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA), will hold a hearing titled “Unmasking Union Antisemitism.” What: Subcommittee hearing titled “Unmasking Union Antisemitism” When: 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday, September 9, 2025 Where: 2175 Rayburn House Office Building Press: The hearing is open to the press and will be live-streamed o... Read more »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement celebrating Labor Day and recognizing Republican initiatives that deliver for America’s workers: “Today, we celebrate the contributions of American workers driving our nation’s booming economy. While these hardworking Americans deliver for this nation, President Trump and House Republicans are worki... Read more »
Wednesday, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA), will hold a hearing titled “Foundations First: Reclaiming Reading and Math through Proven Instruction.” What: Subcommittee hearing titled “Foundations First: Reclaiming Reading and Math through Proven Instruction” When: 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, September 3, 2025 W... Read more »
Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) sent letters to three medical schools—University of Illinois College of Medicine (UICOM), University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and University of California, Los Angeles Geffen School of Medicine (UCLA Med)—demanding answers from school leaders on their failures to address antisemitism, as required under Title VI of the... Read more »
