WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report that found severe deficiencies in the Department of Education’s enforcement of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act’s (ESEA) equitable services provision that is designed to ensure certain private school stud... Read more »
On Wednesday, May 24, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, chaired by Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT), will hold a hearing titled “Breaking the System Part II: Examining the Implications of Biden’s Student Loan Policies for Students and Taxpayers.” “During the first hearing in this series on the impact of President Biden’s free college agenda, my colleagues and ... Read more »
With generational learning loss, seismic drops in test scores, foreign adversaries influencing American schools, and illegal mass debt cancellation for the wealthy as his track record, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona had the audacity to defend the Department’s request for billions more in taxpayer money. Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) kicked off the Education and the Workforce Committee hea... Read more »
On Tuesday, May 23, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), will hold a hearing titled “Protecting Employees’ Rights: Ensuring Fair Elections at the NLRB.” “The NLRB and its General Counsel are pursuing an extreme agenda that is undermining employee free choice, burdening small business owners, and unfairly tilting the union repr... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing examining the policies and priorities of the U.S. Department of Education: "On my first day as Chairwoman of the Committee on Education and the Workforce this Congress, I made a promise to officials in the Biden administration: think ab... Read more »
Tomorrow at 10:15 a.m., the Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a full committee hearing titled “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Education.” Secretary Miguel Cardona will testify at the hearing. “The wheels are falling off at the Department. Reckless spending proposals, policymaking by press release, backroom charades, and... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), joined by 17 Committee Members, sent a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona objecting to the agency’s proposed rule, “Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance: Sex-Related Eligibility Criteria for Male and Female At... Read more »
WASHINGTON – House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC), House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-TX) today are calling on Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to provide answers about the Department’s decision to waive in... Read more »
Yesterday’s Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee held a hearing entitled “Examining America’s Workforce Challenges: Looking for Ways to Improve Skills Development.” The hearing covered reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), and the need for reforms to help America overcome the skills gap in our nation’s workforce. With 10 million unfilled jobs in... Read more »
WASHINGTON – On the House Floor, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke in support of National Charter School Week and the flexibility that charter schools provide to parents whose children would otherwise be trapped in underperforming schools. Chairwoman Foxx's remarks: “I rise today to recognize National Charter School Week, during which we celebrate the work... Read more »
