The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), today approved with unanimous support bipartisan legislation to improve career and technical education (CTE). Introduced by Reps. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 2353) updates federal CTE policies to help more students gain the knowledge and skills they need to compete for in-demand jobs. The proposal is largely identical to legislation the House of Representatives passed in September 2016 by an overwhelming vote of 405 to 5. Read more »
As a father, I can say there’s nothing parents want more for their kids than a life that is better than their own. However, only half of all Americans today expect their children to have a brighter future than they did. As co-chair of the Career and Technical Education Caucus, I’m happy to say the bill before us today will help move us in a more positive direction. The Strengthening Career and Te... Read more »
May17,2017 The Honorable Alexander Acosta Secretary U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Ave. NW Washington, DC 20210 Dear Secretary Acosta: The Committee on Education and the Workforce (Committee) congratulates you on your confirmation as Secretary of the Department of Labor (Department). The Department is under the Committee's jurisdiction, so we are eager to establish an effective and coll... Read more »
Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at 8:30 a.m., Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, will deliver remarks at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). Read more »
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will meet this week to mark up H.R. 2353, the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act. Read more »
Protecting our country’s most vulnerable children has long been a national priority. That’s why Congress passed the Missing Children’s Assistance Act in 1984, establishing a grant to support efforts to find missing children and prevent child exploitation. For more than 30 years, the grant has helped the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) coordinate and support state and loc... Read more »
Rep. Bradley Byrne, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, today introduced the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Clarification Act (H.R. 2354), legislation to ensure workers and employers in the recreational marine repair industry have access to affordable workers’ compensation coverage. Read more »
