As the attention of the American people turned to celebrating the July Fourth holiday, the Obama administration quietly announced through a blog post on the Treasury Department’s website it would delay enforcement of a vital part of the president’s health care law – the employer mandate. The reason for the delay? According to administration officials, the federal bureaucracy needs more time to get... Read more »
Studies show parental involvement is a significant factor in determining a child’s success in the classroom. But instead of recognizing this important role, existing federal policies have made schools more accountable to Washington bureaucrats than parents and local communities. In addition, layers of federal regulations have limited education options, preventing families from finding alternatives... Read more »
House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) today joined Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA), Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Chairman Todd Rokita (R-IN), Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL), and Rep. Luke Messer (R-IN) in hosting a roundtable event at Two Rivers Public Charter School to discuss with parents and school leaders the important rol... Read more »
House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the White House announced President Obama would withdraw the nominations of Sharon Block and Richard Griffin to serve on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB): I welcome the president’s decision to withdraw two board nominees tainted by unconstitutional recess appointments. For more than... Read more »
Today at 2:45 p.m. EST, House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) will join Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) and House Republicans to tour Two Rivers Public Charter School in Washington, D.C. and hold a roundtable discussion with parents and D.C. charter school leaders on ways charter schools support education opportunity and empower parents. After the roundtable,... Read more »
House Education and the Workforce Committee Republicans today released the final video in a series highlighting the four key principles of the Student Success Act (H.R. 5), legislation to rewrite federal K-12 education law. Watch Rep. Luke Messer (R-IN) explain how the bill will encourage state and local efforts to improve education options and empower parents: Parents should have more opportuniti... Read more »
Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) and Workforce Protections Subcommittee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) have invited a senior official with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to testify at a joint hearing on the delay of the ObamaCare employer mandate. The hearing will take place on Tuesday, July 23 at 10 a.m. in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office... Read more »
The chairmen of a pair of House subcommittees want to question the Obama administration's regulations chief over the decision to delay a key component of the Affordable Care Act. For Howard Shelanski, the June 23 grilling would be a baptism under fire, since he reported for duty less than a week ago. Shelanski began work as director of the little known but influential White House Office of Inform... Read more »
House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN), Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), and Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) today sent a letter to the Department of Labor requesting documents and communications concerning its recent decision to overturn decades of policy and apply Davis-Bacon wage requirements to survey technic... Read more »
No one understands the needs of students better than the parents, teachers, and school administrators who spend time with them every day. Yet current law assumes Washington knows best, mandating one-size-fits-all accountability requirements that restrict states’ ability to effectively evaluate and improve student achievement. It’s time to end this top-down approach and give state and local leaders... Read more »
