In Case You Missed It,knowledge and facts are under attack. To advance a left-wing education agenda more concerned with decolonization than raising test scores, many schools embrace unfounded teaching methods that limit a student’s growth. With test scores declining nationally, a return to proven, research-backed teaching methods are long overdue—and experts agree. Last week, witnesses at a Subco... Read more »
Courtesy of the U.S. Department of Education In Case You Missed It, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) joined Education Secretary Linda McMahon for a roundtable discussion on the importance of school choice as well as tours of Hillsdale Academy, Hillsdale College, and Pembroke Academy. The visit was part of the Secretary’s ongoing tour across America highlighting the im... Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing examining how antisemitism is spreading in K-12 schools. In his opening statement, Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) explained the ways in which antisemitism has infested elementary and middle schools. “At some schools in my home state of California, the antisemitic environment is so hostile that ... Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing examining the rise in antisemitism in unionized workplaces and the unions that defend these behaviors while forcing Jewish members to pay dues. Subcommittee Chairman Rick Allen (R-GA) kicked off the hearing by calling out just a few of the unions that have acted against their Jewish members. “Today we will hear about... Read more »
The disturbing trend of low reading and math scores reported by the Nation’s Report Card (NAEP) took center stage at today’s Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education subcommittee hearing. These latest results continue a decades-long pattern, with NAEP Long-Term Trend scores showing little to no improvement since 1971. Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) started off by giving a syn... Read more »
In Case You Missed It, so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts have crushed merit in America’s higher education system. At schools like Cornell University, left-wing dogma unfairly targets scholars for their race—encouraging the exact kind of race-based discrimination DEI demagogues claim to fight. In fact, the problem has gotten so bad that the Subcommittee on Higher Education a... Read more »
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the workforce by automating routine tasks, streamlining operations, and creating new opportunities across nearly every industry. While AI can be a powerful tool to help businesses cut costs, improve operations, and increase innovation it is also creating concern among workers who are worried about how these changes impact their jobs. As technolo... Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing to examine how the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) can better protect the retirement savings of American workers. Subcommittee Chairman Rick Allen (R-GA) outlined how the Biden-Harris administration failed to uphold this mission and keep the trust of the American people. “EBSA ran burdensome and inef... Read more »
In Case You Missed It… Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) joined Newsmax’s Jon Glasgow to discuss the Supreme Court’s ruling allowing the Trump administration to move forward with rightsizing the Department of Education. On Republicans returning power to students and states: “The people in November gave us a mandate to address this nation’s education crisis. That’s what ... Read more »
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) compliance assistance programs, such as the Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP), provide incentives to employers to reduce workplace injuries and illnesses without punishing job creators. Today, the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing to examine how to better support these programs. Subcommittee Chairman Ryan Mackenzie (R-... Read more »
