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 to announce the third in the committee’s series of education reform bills designed to overhaul current elementary and secondary education law. The State and Local Funding Flexibility Act will provide states and school districts maximum flexibility... Read more »
On Friday, July 8 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a joint hearing with the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending. The hearing, entitled “The Gainful Employment Regulation: Limiting Job Growth and Student Choice,” w... Read more »
On Thursday, July 7 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, ”Rushing Union Elections: Protecting the Interests of Big Labor at the Expense of Workers’ Free Choice.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. On June 22, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issue... Read more »
A new report from the independent Congressional Research Service (CRS) raises concerns about the Secretary of Education’s recent proposal to grant conditional waivers of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) requirements in exchange for reforms not authorized by Congress. The CRS analysis confirms the Secretary’s authority to waive statutory requirements under ESEA; however, the report war... Read more »
U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement as a series of higher education regulations proposed by the Department of Education took effect today: “The Department of Education has put in place a series of short-sighted and reckless regulations that will be detrimental to the nation’s institutions of higher learning. These regulation... Read more »
U.S. House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement today after providing public notice for a hearing next week. The hearing will examine the National Labor Relations Board’s proposal to make sweeping changes to union election procedures." The Obama National Labor Relations Board continues to feed the fear and uncertainty facing America's job creators. ... Read more »
On Thursday, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan requesting additional information about the department’s recent proposal to grant conditional waivers to states and schools. In the letter, Chairman ... Read more »
America has always been known as a place where volunteerism exists in every community. Whether serving at a local food bank, assisting those who spend their nights at a nearby shelter, or simply lending a helping hand to a neighbor in need, those who volunteer their time and resources on behalf of their community help meet the many needs of our diverse society. In recent decades, Washington has tr... Read more »
On Thursday, June 23, 2011, Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Subcommittee on Early Childhood and Secondary Education Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) sent a letter to Secretary Arne Duncan requesting information about his proposed plan to award waivers to schools in exchange for reforms not authorized by Congress. Dear Secretary Duncan: The American people ar well aware of the challenges facing our edu... Read more »
The U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce today approved the second in a series of education reform bills designed to overhaul current elementary and secondary education law. The Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act (H.R. 2218), sponsored by Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA), passed by a strong biparti... Read more »
