Students are falling behind. The latest Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) confirmed it again today: American students had the lowest test scores in two decades. Why then, are so many students being forced to spend their valuable time in the classroom focused on things like “slavocracy” and radical sexual ideology instead of the basics in reading, math, and civics? That ... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) called on the Biden-Harris administration’s Department of Education to withdraw its proposed rule to "cancel" borrowers’ student loans based on "hardships." In a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, Foxx outlines the illegality of this latest debt transfer scheme. "The administration chose to disregard the ... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement regarding the Biden-Harris administration’s proposed changes to Section 14(c) programs, which protect employment opportunities for workers with disabilities: “This is misguided and irresponsible. We have plenty of evidence that shows 14(c) doesn’t destroy opportunities for individual... Read more »
WASHINGTON — Tomorrow, Wednesday, December 4, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Aaron Bean (R-FL), will hold a hearing titled “Back to Basics: America’s Founding, Civics, and Self-Government in K-12 Curricula.” “School districts across the country have lost the plot. Instead of focusing on the basics of history and the founding... Read more »
WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, December 4, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education chaired by Rep. Aaron Bean (R-FL), will hold a hearing titled “Back to Basics: America’s Founding, Civics, and Self-Government in K-12 Curricula.” “School districts across the country have lost the plot. Instead of focusing on the basics of history and the founding of Amer... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and U.S. Representative Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) introduced bipartisan legislation to prohibit colleges and universities from receiving federal student aid if they engage in commercial boycotts dictated by those in the boycott-sanction-divest (BDS) movement. H.R. 10257, the Protect Economic Freedom Act, makes th... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) is working to make sure that the Biden-Harris administration fulfills its responsibilities during the presidential transition. In a letter to Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su, Foxx seeks to ensure that the Department of Labor continues to process casework for workers and employers. In the letter, Foxx writes... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a new letter to J. David Gladstone Institutes President Dr. Deepak Srivastava, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce (E&W) and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce (E&C) have requested information about ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic harassment and intimidation at Gladstone and its leadership’s insufficient response to these acts. The letter is s... Read more »
Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after President Trump nominated former Committee member Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR) to head the Department of Labor: "I congratulate my colleague Rep. Chavez-DeRemer on her nomination. I look forward to seeing a Department of Labor that embraces free enterprise policies so workers and job creat... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Education’s announcement that the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will finally be released: “Let’s be clear about this: the FAFSA form is not 10 days early; it’s going to be more than 50 days late. As a former professor, I can tell yo... Read more »
