U.S. House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement today after providing public notice for a hearing next week. The hearing will examine the National Labor Relations Board’s proposal to make sweeping changes to union election procedures." The Obama National Labor Relations Board continues to feed the fear and uncertainty facing America's job creators. ... Read more »
On Thursday, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan requesting additional information about the department’s recent proposal to grant conditional waivers to states and schools. In the letter, Chairman ... Read more »
America has always been known as a place where volunteerism exists in every community. Whether serving at a local food bank, assisting those who spend their nights at a nearby shelter, or simply lending a helping hand to a neighbor in need, those who volunteer their time and resources on behalf of their community help meet the many needs of our diverse society. In recent decades, Washington has tr... Read more »
On Thursday, June 23, 2011, Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Subcommittee on Early Childhood and Secondary Education Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) sent a letter to Secretary Arne Duncan requesting information about his proposed plan to award waivers to schools in exchange for reforms not authorized by Congress. Dear Secretary Duncan: The American people ar well aware of the challenges facing our edu... Read more »
The U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce today approved the second in a series of education reform bills designed to overhaul current elementary and secondary education law. The Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act (H.R. 2218), sponsored by Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA), passed by a strong biparti... Read more »
President Obama's National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) continues to do the bidding of its powerful friends in Big Labor. The latest attack on America's workforce came yesterday in a new proposal that will restrict an employer's free speech rights and undermine a worker's ability to make a fully informed decision in a union election. As Chairman John Kline stated: "In a direct affront to the milli... Read more »
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The amendment in the nature of a substitute makes some slight technical corrections, clarifies some of the original bill language, and makes some minor policy additions to further improve the legislation’s overall goal of expanding access to high-performing charter schools. I appreciate the opportunity to introduce the committee’s second piece of legislation to help improv... Read more »
Click here to watch the LIVE webcast of the markup beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET. Opening Statement of House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (remarks as prepared): We can all agree that when it comes to educating our children, the status quo simply does not work. Forty years of more federal spending and more federal mandates have failed to improve student achievement. Decisions about ... Read more »
Today, the committee will consider the Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act, legislation introduced last week by my colleague and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, Mr. Hunter. This legislation is the second in a series of education bills to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. As you know, the committee approv... Read more »
U.S. House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement today after the National Labor Relations Board proposed changes to the union election process: “In a direct affront to the millions of Americans desperate for jobs and opportunities, the Obama NLRB continues to push an activist agenda at the expense of our nation’s workforce. Big Labor has found faithf... Read more »
