Category: Congressional Briefing
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Harkin, Senate Democrats Introduce Legislation to Expand Access to High-Quality Early Learning Programs
Here is the news release. A snippet: The early childhood education proposal is a 10-year initiative to expand and improve early learning opportunities for children across the birth to age 5 continuum. The bill would fund preschool for 4-year old children from families earning below 200% of the federal poverty level, and encourage states to spend…
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Hearing on Sequestration – 11/14
Tomorrow, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will hold a hearing on the impact of sequestration on Indian Country. WASHINGTON D.C. – On Thursday, November 14 at 2:30 PM, Chairwoman Maria Cantwell (D-WA) will hold a U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs oversight hearing on the impact of sequestration on Indian Country and the ongoing effect…
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Kline Statement on Universal Pre-K Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement on newly introduced House and Senate proposals to create a universal Pre-K program: We can all agree on the importance of ensuring children have the foundation necessary to succeed in school and in life. However, before investing in new…
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Dep’t of Education Contingency Plan
The Department of Education, along with other agencies, has developed a contingency plan in the event of a government shutdown. The plan can be seen here. The other agency contingency plans, including BIA and BIE, can be seen here. A quote from the Department of Education’s plan: As set forth in this plan, the Department…
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House Committee on Education and the Workforce to discuss Education Research
Watch it streaming live here.
