On Thursday, April 7 at 10:00 a.m., the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a hearing entitled, “Education Reforms: Promoting Flexibility and Innovation.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Since 1965, the federal government has become increasingly involved in regulating education in the natio... Read more »
U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) released the following statement in response to yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision to uphold a state law providing a tax credit on donations to organizations offering private school scholarships. Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn was decided yesterday by a vote of 5 to 4: “Advocates for parenta... Read more »
U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) released the following statement today on the anniversary of the Upper Big Branch mining disaster: “One year ago, the community of Montcoal, West Virginia was forever changed when the explosion at Upper Big Branch Mine took the lives of 29 miners. The tragic events of last April still weigh heavily on the hearts of Amer... Read more »
On Wednesday, April 6 at 10:00 a.m., the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a hearing entitled, "Streamlining Federal Education and Workforce Programs: A Look at the GAO Report on Government Waste." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. On March 1, 2011, the U.S. Government Accountability Office... Read more »
U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Labor reported the unemployment rate in March was 8.8 percent: "Our economy is showing signs of progress, but this will not continue unless Washington addresses our nation’s fiscal crisis. Continuing to delay action on a credible plan to cut spendin... Read more »
U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) released the following statement today after the Mine Safety and Health Administration failed to provide requested documents regarding the administration's enforcement of mine safety: “More than three weeks after I asked Assistant Secretary Main to produce information related to his administration’s enforcement of mine ... Read more »
U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN), today held a hearing entitled “The Future of Union Transparency and Accountability.” In his opening remarks, Chairman Roe said, “On pay day, at the grocery store, and at the gas pump, Americans recognize the value of every hour worked and every dollar ... Read more »
U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) joined senior committee member Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA) in voting to reauthorize the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (D.C. OSP). The Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act (H.R. 471) passed the House with bipartisan support in a vote of 225 to 195. “Today’s vote is a victory for disadvantaged studen... Read more »
U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) today urged his colleagues to join him in supporting the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act (H.R. 471). The SOAR Act would reauthorize the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (D.C. OSP), a bipartisan initiative that helps low-income students in the nation’s capital obtain a scholarship to attend a priv... Read more »
On January 26, 2011, House Speaker John Boehner introduced the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act (H.R. 471). The legislation would reauthorize a successful and popular program that provides low-income D.C. families with a scholarship to remove their children from failing public schools and enroll them in the private school of their choice. The D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program... Read more »
