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These are exciting times in higher education. Institutions across the country are providing their students new opportunities to earn a degree. Read more »

On Tuesday, February 7 at 10:00 a.m., the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a hearing entitled “Challenges and Opportunities in Higher Education.” 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, today issued the following joint statement after President Trump took action to delay implementation of the Department of Labor's flawed fiduciary rule: President Trump has taken a necessary and appropriat... Read more »

The chairwoman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee is calling on Richard Griffin, the general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board, to "abandon his partisan agenda or step down immediately." Read more »

The Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), held a hearing today to discuss the power of school choice and explore opportunities to extend more educational opportunities to students across the country. Read more »

Today, the House voted to protect workers, taxpayers, small businesses, and our Armed Forces by passing a resolution of disapproval (H. J. Res 37) to block the Obama administration’s flawed “blacklisting” rule. The rule would make a system designed to protect workers less efficient, undermine our nation’s military readiness, and limit the ability of small businesses to compete for federal contrac... Read more »

We are here today to stand up for workers, taxpayers, and small businesses. We all agree employers who do business with the federal government should be held to high standards, and their employees deserve strong protections. That is why for decades, the federal government has had a system in place to deny contracts to employers who violate federal labor laws. Time and again, Republicans in Congre... Read more »

All workers deserve strong protections, and for decades, a system has been in place to ensure employers conducting business with the federal government are held to high standards. Read more »

In recent years, this subcommittee has helped advance positive, legislative solutions for America’s students and families. At the center of those efforts has always been the desire to make sure every child has the opportunity to receive an excellent education. That’s a mantra we repeat often around here, and for good reason. It’s a critical goal, and it guides much of the work we do on this subcom... Read more »

Leaders of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce introduced resolutions of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to block implementation of two flawed Obama administration regulations. Both rules from the former administration expand the federal role in education and diminish the ability for state and local leaders to make decisions affecting their students and schools. H. J.... Read more »