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Watch Foxx Recognize Brown v. Board of Education Anniversary
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I am honored to stand before you to recognize the 64th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education. Read more » ICYMI: The GOP’s Ambitious College Reform Plan
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Since the HEA’s last reauthorization in 2008, undergraduate tuition and fees have increased by 25% in real terms. Read more » Committee Discusses Efforts to Safeguard Student Privacy and Data
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Today, the Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), held a hearing to discuss student privacy and the importance of protecting students’ personally identifiable information (PII) and data. Read more » Subcommittee Seeks Bipartisan Solutions to Update Retirement Plan Administration
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Today, the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), held a hearing to examine four bipartisan proposals to simplify and modernize retirement plan administration for businesses large and small, as well as the employees who benefit from the retirement plans offered. Read more » THIS WEEK: Subcommittee Hearing on Enhancing Retirement Security and Committee Hearing on Protecting Privacy, Promoting Data Security
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On Wednesday, May 16 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employer, Labor, and Pensions will hold a hearing on “Enhancing Retirement Security: Examining Proposals to Simplify and Modernize Retirement Plan Administration.” Read more » Watch Chairwoman Foxx Honor Charter Schools Week
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"It is my pleasure to celebrate alongside the students who have benefited from these innovative institutions." Read more » Subcommittee Explores Private Sector Solutions to Close the Skills Gap
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Today, the Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee held a hearing on private sector solutions to address the nation’s skills gap by helping job seekers learn the skills they need for a good-paying job. Read more » Three Lessons: ‘Talent’ Has Become the New Theme Uniting Education and Employment
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A recent article from EdSurge highlighted the changing needs in today’s workforce and how our postsecondary education has been slow to respond. Here are three lessons from the article: 1. There are more than six million unfilled jobs in the United States in what is known as the skills gap. These jobs are unfilled because too many workers are unskilled. Corporate leaders are turning to talent deve... Read more » Workforce Protections Subcommittee Examines the Opioid Epidemic and Federal Employees
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Today, the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL), held a hearing to examine the implications of the opioid epidemic for the Department of Labor’s (DOL) workers’ compensation program for federal employees under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA). Read more » THIS WEEK: Subcommittee Hearing on the Opioid Epidemic, Subcommittee Hearing on Closing the Skills Gap
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On Tuesday, May 8 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections will hold a hearing on "The Opioid Epidemic: Implications for the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act." Read more » Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
