On Tuesday, March 5, at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), will hold a hearing entitled, “Challenges Facing Multiemployer Pension Plans: Reviewing the Latest Findings by PBGC and GAO.” Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) Director Joshua Gotbaum and Charles Jeszeck with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) are... Read more »
House Republicans are taking action to fix the nation's broken workforce development system. The Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training held a hearing this week to examine how the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills (SKILLS) Act will encourage a more dynamic job training system and help put more Americans back to work. In the videos below, committee Republicans d... Read more »
The Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), today held a hearing to explore the innovative methods states and school districts are using to evaluate and promote teacher effectiveness. The hearing marks a renewal of the committee’s efforts to address the challenges facing K-12 schools by focusing on one of the most fundamental compon... Read more »
Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN), Republican Study Committee Chairman Steve Scalise (R-LA), and Rep. Steve Southerland (R-FL) introduced the Preserving Work Requirements for Welfare Programs Act of 2013, prohibiting the Obama administration from waiving the work requirements that were a critical element of welfare ref... Read more »
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today held a hearing entitled “Protecting Students and Teachers: A Discussion on School Safety.” Members examined ways school leaders and local officials can help students feel more secure in the classroom. During his opening remarks, Chairman Kline said, “Two months have passed since the Sandy Hook Elementary S... Read more »
The Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), today held a hearing on the urgent need to strengthen the federal workforce development system. Members discussed a number of legislative proposals intended to address flaws in federal job training policies, including the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills (SKILLS) Act. “Today’s wo... Read more »
U .S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) responded today to a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that identified weaknesses in how the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) monitors its enforcement activities. The report was requested by committee leaders in 2011 ... Read more »
On Thursday, February 28 at 9:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), will hold a hearing entitled “Raising the Bar: How are Schools Measuring Teacher Performance?” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. In addition to parental involvement, a student's success is heavily dependent... Read more »
Chairman Kline will convene a full committee hearing on Wednesday, February 27 at 12:30 p.m. to discuss school safety issues in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy. The hearing, entitled “Protecting Students and Teachers: A Discussion on School Safety,” will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. “The events that took place two months ago in Newtown shocked ... Read more »
Education and the Workforce Committee Republicans, led by Higher Education and Workforce Training Subcommittee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), today released a comprehensive proposal to reform federal job training and employment assistance. The Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills (SKILLS) Act, which will be formally introduced on February 25, streamlines federal programs and cre... Read more »
