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Foxx, Thompson Statement on Senate Passage of CTE Legislation
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Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA), made the following joint statement on passage of H.R. 2353, the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act. Read more » Chairwoman Foxx Urges Continued Department of Labor Action to Improve the Job Corps Program
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Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today sent a letter to Department of Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta following up on the Committee’s ongoing oversight of the Job Corps program. The letter noted concerns about the Job Corps program’s failing safety record, and urged the Secretary to continue advancing reforms that will keep students safe. “Active congressional oversight is essential to making impr... Read more » Opening Statement of Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN) Chairman, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Hearing on “Examining the Summer Food Service Program.”
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Good morning, and welcome to today’s subcommittee hearing. I would like to thank members of the subcommittee and our witnesses for joining us today to examine the USDA’s Summer Food Service Program and discuss how we can responsibly ensure that the most disadvantaged children have access to nutritious meals during the summer months. Read more » Subcommittee Examines the Summer Food Service Program
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Today, the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), held a hearing to examine the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), discuss its importance, and address known challenges within the program. Read more » THIS WEEK: Subcommittee Hearing on the Summer Food Service Program
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On Tuesday, July 17 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education will hold a hearing on “Examining the Summer Food Service Program.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing will explore the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) management of the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), discuss the importance... Read more » WATCH: Members Talk CTE
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Last year, the Committee on Education and the Workforce delivered bipartisan legislation to rejuvenate and reform career and technical education. Read more » Three Lessons: Oregon campuses need intellectual freedom: Guest opinion
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Across the country, intellectual freedom and free speech on college campuses have increasingly come under partisan attack. Read more » ICYMI: Here’s How Higher Education Dies
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Last month, an article from The Atlantic shed light on a trend that’s occurring in postsecondary education: though the chorus encouraging students to attend college is louder than ever, nationwide college attendance is in decline. Read more » Letter to U.S. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta | Worker Centers
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June 28, 2018 The Honorable R. Alexander Acosta Secretary U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20210 Dear Secretary Acosta: We are following up regarding the Department of Labor’s (the Department) March 6, 2018, letter in response to our January 18, 2018, letter about union “worker centers” and their regulation through the Office of Labor Management Standards (OLMS) ... Read more » Foxx, Walberg on Supreme Court’s Janus Decision: “…a victory for the American workforce.”
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Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, released the following statement after the Supreme Court issued its ruling in favor of the individual freedom of public sector employees in Janus v. AFSCME today: Read more » Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
