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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives began consideration of the Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act (H.R. 2218). In his opening remarks on the House floor, House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) called H.R. 2218 “a key component of our efforts to reform the nation’s education system and ensure more students have access to a quality learning... Read more »

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives will begin consideration of the Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act (H.R. 2218). H.R. 2218 will facilitate the establishment and replication of high-performing charter schools, as well as encourage choice, innovation, and excellence in education. Numerous organizations representing American students and families have voiced their support ... Read more »

The Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act is a key component of our efforts to reform the nation’s education system and ensure more students have access to a quality learning experience. I join my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, who have been strong proponents of charter schools for the breadth of opportunities they offer students and parents. These innovative institutions ... Read more »

The Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act is a bill that will have a direct impact on our nation’s children. Expanding access to high-performing charter schools has the potential to make a world of difference for students across the country, simply by adding a much needed layer of choice and competition that is good for every aspect of the school system—not just charters. Unlike t... Read more »

This week, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to consider the Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act (H.R. 2218). This important legislation will help more students gain access to a quality education by facilitating the development of high-performing charter schools. Charter schools embody choice and flexibility in education – two key pillars of Republican education refo... Read more »

U.S. House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement on the release of the latest unemployment data: "It has been more than two years since the start of the so-called economic recovery and businesses still aren’t hiring new workers. Today’s report confirms our nation will continue to experience a jobs crisis until Washington changes its course. Repackagi... Read more »

House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) appeared last night "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren" to discuss the six month anniversary of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on waste and duplication in federal programs. "It’s not enough to consolidate one or two or three or four programs," said Chairman Kline. "We need to look at this across agencies an... Read more »

THE PROBLEM: Charter schools empower parents to play a more active role in their child’s education, open doors for teachers to pioneer fresh teaching methods, encourage state and local innovation, and help students escape underperforming schools. Despite high demand and an estimated 420,000 students on charter school wait lists, significant barriers to quality charter school growth exist. Charter... Read more »

House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) released the following statement after President Obama’s National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced a series of decisions that will make sweeping changes to federal labor policy: “Today, the National Labor Relations Board unloaded a barrage of bureaucratic activism that will devastate employees and job creators. “In one fe... Read more »

Good morning, and welcome to the third district of Nevada. I am very pleased we are hosting the latest in a series of field hearings by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. I’d like to thank our witnesses for joining us; your testimony will be very valuable as we examine ways to improve job-training opportunities both here in the Silver State and across the nation. It goes without s... Read more »