There is No Excuse for Neglecting the Needs of Our Children As powerful teachers unions continue to push for school closures, many school districts are still turning a blind eye to the mounting evidence that remote learning has numerous negative consequences for many children. From increased depression and suicide attempts to massive learning loss, children forced out of the classroom are struggli... Read more »
Today, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (NC-05), Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12), House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (NY-21), Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Banks (IN-03), and Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) led 136 Representatives and 47 Senators in filing an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) in the upcoming case ... Read more »
Today, Republican Leader of the Education and Labor Committee Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after the Department of Labor issued a final rule to eliminate a Trump-era reporting requirement that added transparency to labor organization finances and union boss spending: “Secretary Walsh receives his paycheck from the American people, yet he is taking orders from Big Labor. Ev... Read more »
Democrats have been claiming for months that Critical Race Theory (CRT) is not taught in K-12 schools. They have called claims to the contrary by concerned parents a red herring. We now have even more evidence that liberal teachers unions and the leftist media have been misleading the American people all along. According to journalist John Murawski, lesson plans, school curricula, teacher surveys,... Read more »
Democrats are still hawking their so-called Build Back Better Act to the American people, but they aren’t telling them the whole story. Biden’s radical bill treats small business owners like criminals. In Case You Missed It via Fox Business, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Small Business Committee Republican Leader Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) wrote an op-ed a... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Biden administration announced it would extend the pause on student loan repayments yet again: “The president is continuing to use the pandemic to push his preferred progressive policies. Rather than adequately preparing and working with stakeholders to ensure a smooth transition in... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement on President Biden’s remarks: “The Biden administration’s focus on wrong-headed policy, like the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) authoritarian vaccination-and-testing diktat, has directly contributed to the COVID-19 testing shortage now plaguing the country. But rather ... Read more »
Parents are speaking up and the results are clear—they are unhappy with the performance of public schools. A new survey by Free to Learn found that parents are concerned with overall academic standards in K-12 schools and the prevalence of virtual learning. It also found that Americans believe parents should have a larger role in their child’s education. Academic Achievement Is Getting Further out... Read more »
Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Oversight and Reform Committee Republican Leader James Comer (R-KY) sent a follow-up letter to the Secretary of the Department of Labor (DOL) Marty Walsh to reiterate numerous concerns about DOL operations, including how the majority of DOL employees have yet to return to in-person work and that the Secretary himself h... Read more »
