Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, issued the following statement this evening on President Donald Trump's State of the Union address: "President Trump knows the value of hard work. He understands the dignity of having a good job, and he wants people to be able to achieve a successful life. The President’s whole goal behind his infrastructu... Read more »
Good morning, and welcome to this morning’s hearing on evidence-based policymaking. As a part of this discussion, we will hear about the importance of education research and student privacy protection. There is nothing new about the federal government’s use of data to better understand its citizens and how government programs serve them. In fact, even as the U.S. Constitution was being debated and... Read more »
Today, the Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), held a hearing on “Protecting Privacy, Promoting Policy: Evidence-Based Policymaking and the Future of Education.” “Education research can be a powerful tool to help our students, but that information should not come at the cost of a student’s private and personal information,” said Chairwoman Foxx. “The cha... Read more »
Chairwoman Virginia Foxx talks about her relationship with President Trump and his vision for a prosperous America ahead of tonight's State of the Union. To watch video, click here. Read more »
On Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at 10:00 a.m., the Committee on Education and the Workforce will hold a hearing on "Protecting Privacy, Promoting Policy: Evidence-Based Policymaking and the Future of Education." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing will examine how education research can support evidence-based policymaking while ensuring the prote... Read more »
Every Family Deserves a Choice in Education By Secretary Betsy DeVos, Senator Lamar Alexander & Chairwoman Virginia Foxx Education holds the key to unlocking the full potential of all children. A high-quality education can equip a child with the knowledge and skills needed to pursue the American dream. Unfortunately, today millions of students remain stuck in schools that aren’t allowing them to ... Read more »
Taming the tuition tiger By Chairwoman Virginia Foxx and Ed Feulner — Monday, January 22, 2018 You can’t put a price on education, the saying goes, but if you did, it would be very high. And the cost falls on everyone. Indeed, our economy is hampered by a two-pronged higher education problem: Collectively, Americans have racked up some $1.4 trillion in outstanding student loan debt. At the same t... Read more »
Last week, at a rally held on Capitol Hill, Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) joined U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and scores of students, teachers, and families to celebrate National School Choice Week. Read more »
January 18, 20 I 8 The Honorable R. Alexander Acosta Secretary U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution A venue, NW Washington, DC 20210 Dear Secretary Acosta: We are writing to you regarding a longstanding interest of the Committee on Education and the Workforce (Committee), namely the proliferation of opaquely financed, union-backed organizations known as "worker centers" over the past decade. ... Read more »
Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, issued the following joint statement after President Trump announced the nomination of John Ring to fill a vacancy on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). “The National Labor Relations Board needs st... Read more »
