Executive Branch and Administration
- OMB Budget Director Mulvaney told GOP leaders that the ceiling for the forthcoming package of rescissions will be $25B.
- Rep. Cole reported that...
US Department of Education Activities
- On 4/24 the Department of Education held a pre-application Webinar on using Department of Education grants to support STEM and Computer Science. The webinar provided tips on competing...
- On 4/27 the GAO released a report, finding that the Department of Education needs to improve its oversight of schools’ default rate calculations to ensure schools are not gaming the system. The report is especially critical of...
Congress
- On 4/25 a bipartisan group of Senators introduced the “Creating Quality Technical Educators Act (S. 2737)”. The bill would...
- On 4/25 the House Appropriations LHHS Subcommittee held a hearing on the workforce pipeline. This hearing provides...
- On 4/25 and 4/26 the Senate Appropriations CJS Subcommittee and the House Appropriations CJS Subcommittee, respectively, each held hearings on the FY19 Department of Justice Budget.
- School Safety Grants...
- Sanctuary jurisdictions...
- DACA...
Other Information of Interest
- On 4/30 EAB’s community college research team released a new research white paper on closing the achievement gap for part-time students. The paper found that...