The Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), today held a hearing to examine the role of charter schools in the nation’s education system. “Republicans on this committee have been strong proponents of charter schools for many years, as we recognize the opportunities they offer parents and students,” Rep. Hunter said. “Charter schoo... Read more »
On Thursday, June 2 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN), will hold a hearing entitled “Investigating Financial Mismanagement at the U.S. Department of Labor.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Since fiscal year 1997, the Department of Labor (DOL) has received a clean audit of ... Read more »
Today we will review the important role charter schools play in the nation’s education system. As you may know, charter schools are public schools created through a contract with state agencies or local school districts. The contract affords the school more flexibility to meet the unique education needs of students, and in exchange for this freedom, charter schools are held accountable to parents ... Read more »
U.S. House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement on Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s visit to Minnesota: “I’m pleased Secretary Duncan will be in my home state of Minnesota today to discuss education. Our education system is in critical need of improvement, but we have all seen what can result when Congress hastily crafts sweeping legi... Read more »
On Wednesday, June 1 at 12:00 p.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), will hold a hearing entitled “Education Reforms: Exploring the Vital Role of Charter Schools.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Charter schools are independent public schools that embody two key principles ... Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep.Phil Roe, M.D.(R-TN) held a hearing on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and corporate campaigns. During the hearing, members discussed recent NLRB actions to expand the use of corporate campaigns, as well as the potential impact of the NLRB's recent complaint against The Boeing Company on the nation's workf... Read more »
Click here to watch a live webcast of the Subcommittee hearing. Opening Statement of Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (Remarks as Prepared): Today we will examine the role of the National Labor Relations Board in corporate campaigns. I realize this is a general definition of the term, but a corporate campaign is a union effort to disrupt an employer’s... Read more »
Today we will examine the role of the National Labor Relations Board in corporate campaigns. I realize this is a general definition of the term, but a corporate campaign is a union effort to disrupt an employer’s routine business. The campaign can take the form of negative advertising, complaints filed against employers with various government agencies, and can even include appeals to political an... Read more »
On Thursday, May 26 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), will hold a hearing entitled “Corporate Campaigns and the NLRB: The Impact of Union Pressure on Job Creation.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. In recent years, unions have increasingly utilized corporate campaigns to disrupt ... Read more »
Statistics illustrate the urgent need to fix what’s broken in our nation’s education system. Roughly two-thirds of eighth graders lack basic reading and math skills. Only 70 percent of students graduate high school. Meanwhile, federal education spending is at an all-time high. Clearly, it’s not how much we spend on education, but how we spend it. And right now, far too many of those federal educat... Read more »
