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Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, released the following statement upon the announcement of the Department of Education’s proposed Title IX regulations: “We have an obligation to do all we can to prevent sexual assault and hold perpetrators accountable. The Obama administration did serious damage with its arbitrary Title IX guidance. Today... Read more »

Here at the Committee on Education and the Workforce, we are celebrating National Apprenticeship Week. Watch what Chairwoman Foxx had to say about the historic progress we have made this Congress strengthening the workforce and connecting students with the skills they need to build a successful life. Read more »

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"The Pledge to the American Worker, shared by the administration, Congress, and leaders from businesses small and large from across the country, is producing real results." Read more »

The unemployment rate fell in September to the lowest level since the Vietnam War while hiring cooled slightly, the latest signs of an extremely tight labor market. Read more »

The Committee has jurisdiction of the Missing Children’s Assistance Act (MCAA). Enacted in 1984 and last reauthorized in 2013, the law coordinates federal efforts to prevent the abduction and sexual exploitation of children. Read more »

The Committee on Education and the Workforce today sent a letter to Chairman John Ring of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) lauding the Board’s work to restore the commonsense application of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) in its recent rulings. Read more »

Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, released the following statement after the House of Representatives approved S. 3354, the Missing Children’s Assistance Act of 2018: Read more »

Postsecondary institutions have a duty to develop students’ critical thinking, and the best way to develop that skill is through the free and vigorous exercise of the First Amendment. When civil discourse is silenced, students’ professional development is irreparably damaged. Read more »

Good morning, and welcome to today’s hearing. I thank our panel of witnesses and our members for being here today as we talk about freedom of expression on college campuses and how postsecondary institutions are and are not respecting individuals’ First Amendment rights. Here at the Education and Workforce Committee, we talk a lot about the importance of all education. Education has the power to c... Read more »