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Two Hearings Tmrw: Truman Scholarship at 10:15am and Student, Parental Rights at 2pm


Owens To Hold Hearing on Examining Bias in the Truman Scholarship Program — Tomorrow at 10:15


Tomorrow, at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, chaired by Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT), will hold a hearing titled
"Public Funds, Private Politics: Examining Bias in the Truman Scholarship Program."

What:
Subcommittee hearing titled "Public Funds, Private Politics: Examining Bias in the Truman Scholarship Program"
 
When:
10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, December 3, 2025
 
Where:
2175 Rayburn House Office Building

Witnesses:

  • Dr. Frederick Hess, Senior Fellow and Director, Education Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute
  • Ms. Jennifer Kabbany, Editor-in-Chief, The College Fix 
  • Ms. Ashley Harrington, Senior Policy Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense Fund
  • Mr. Adam Kissel, Visiting Fellow, Center for Education Policy, Heritage Foundation 

Press:
The hearing is open to the press and will be live-streamed on the Committee’s YouTube page.




Kiley Announces Hearing on Safeguarding Student Privacy and Parental Rights — Tomorrow at 2:00

Tomorrow, at 2:00 p.m., the Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA), will hold a hearing titled “Safeguarding Student Privacy and Parental Rights: A Review of FERPA and PPRA.”

What:
Subcommittee hearing titled “Safeguarding Student Privacy and Parental Rights: A Review of FERPA and PPRA”
 
When:
2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 3, 2025
 
Where:
2175 Rayburn House Office Building

Witnesses:

  • Mr. Matt Sharp, Senior Counsel and Director of the Center for Public Policy, Alliance Defending Freedom
  • Mrs. Laura Powell, Founder and President, Californians for Good Governance 
  • Mr. Cody Venzke, Senior Policy Counsel, American Civil Liberties Union 
  • Mrs. Deborah Figliola, Retired Secondary Special Education and English School Teacher, Harrisonburg City Public Schools 

Press:
The hearing is open to the press and will be live-streamed on the Committee’s YouTube page.

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