April is Community College Awareness Month. Community colleges have provided the path for millions of Americans to reach the goals they have for themselves. Community colleges have also changed the face and the future of many communities across America by developing programs in specific areas and economies that need to grow and thrive. Read more »
Good morning, and welcome to today’s full committee hearing. I’d like to thank our witness, Ms. Barbara Stewart, for joining today’s important discussion on the need for continued oversight of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) following a pattern of failures in management of CNCS in the past. Read more »
Today, the Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), held an oversight hearing on “Fraud, Mismanagement, Non-Compliance, and Safety: The History of Failures of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS).”
Over the years, the committee has held a total of four hearings to address the many problems related to the management of CNCS. Read more »
The Committee on Education and the Workforce received the following letter from President Mitch Daniels of Purdue University praising the PROSPER Act. Here is what President Daniels had to say: Read more »
On Tuesday, April 17 at 10:00 a.m., the Committee on Education and the Workforce will hold a hearing on "Fraud, Mismanagement, Non-Compliance, and Safety: The History of Failures of the Corporation for National and Community Service." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Read more »
Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, issued the following joint statement after the Senate's confirmation of John Ring to join the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Read more »
Hardworking Americans across the country search every day for a good-paying job that will lead them to a successful career and prosperous life. Presently, the American workforce faces a shortage of 6 million skilled workers – a number expected to reach 11 million by 2022. The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been working throughout this Congress to address the ever-growing skills gap t... Read more »
The piece was quick to criticize the major reforms to student financial aid, but missed many key facts the actual impact of the major reforms within the legislation. Read more »
Students and families across the country continue to see tuition costs for postsecondary education rise, and institutions of higher education are no longer serving students who are seeking a degree. Read more »
A recent piece in the Wall Street Journal notes that the cost of achieving a postsecondary education from a public institution continues to rise as states make financial cuts to public higher education. Read more »
