Today, the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), held a hearing to explore state and local efforts to improve public school accountability. In his opening remarks, Rep. Hunter said, “We can all agree a strong accountability system is vital for effectively monitoring and improving student achievement. However, the current system ... Read more »
This morning, U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) appeared on Bill Bennett’s Morning in America radio program. During the interview, Chairman Kline discussed education reform and House passage of two key pieces of legislation: the Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act (H.R. 2587) and the Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act (H... Read more »
Good morning, and welcome to today’s subcommittee hearing. I’d like to thank our witnesses for joining us today. We appreciate the opportunity to get your perspectives on how states and local school districts can ensure public schools are held accountable to parents and communities for improving student achievement. We can all agree a strong accountability system is vital for effectively monitorin... Read more »
Dear Secretary Solis: I write in opposition to the Department of Labor's Office of Labor-Management Standards' (OLMS) proposed change to the interpretation of the "advice" exception. Fundamentally, this proposed rule is part of the administration's ongoing effort to increase the regulatory burden on employers, while tilting the balance of power toward union interests. It moves our nation's workfo... Read more »
On Thursday, September 22 at 10:00 a.m., the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a hearing entitled, “Culture of Union Favoritism: Recent Actions of the National Labor Relations Board.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. On August 26, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a series o... Read more »
On Wednesday, September 21 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), will hold a hearing entitled, “Education Reforms: Ensuring the Education System is Accountable to Parents and Communities.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Under current elementary and secondary educ... Read more »
House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) released the following statements today after the Department of Labor announced it would reexamine its regulation on the definition of fiduciary: "The Labor Department’s decision to abandon its deeply flawed fiduciary proposal is good news f... Read more »
On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed with bipartisan support legislation to prevent the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from dictating where a private business can and cannot create jobs. The Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act (H.R. 2587) is a key component of the House Republican jobs agenda that will remove regulatory roadblocks to job creation. As House Educ... Read more »
The U.S. House of Representatives today approved a key component of the House Republican Plan for America's Job Creators. Introduced by Representative Tim Scott (R-SC), the Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act (H.R. 2587)prevents the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from dictating where a private business can create jobs. H.R. 2587 received bipartisan support in a vote of 238 to 1... Read more »
Right now, the House of Representatives is considering legislation to protect American jobs from an activist National Labor Relations Board. The Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act (H.R. 2587) will stop the NLRB from dictating where an employer can and cannot create jobs. It is the first jobs bill of the fall legislative agenda. While opponents of the legislation continue their campai... Read more »
