Executive Branch and Administration
On 7/19 the White House launched the “National Council of the American Worker”, which will be made up of senior administration officials. The Council will be charged with…
Department of Education
This week the Department of Education will launch a mobile friendly version of the FAFSA, which will allow users to navigate through FAFSA more easily on their phone. This mobile friendly web version will be accompanied...
Congress
On 7/23 the Senate confirmed Robert Wilkie...
On 7/23 the Senate approved the re-authorization of the Perkins Career and Technical Education Act on unanimous consent. The bill passed is a Senate amendment of...
This week the Senate is expected to take up a four-bill spending package in its attempt to clear all appropriations bills before September. The four-bill package is expected to include...
This week the House Democrats are expected to roll out their version of the Higher Education Act reauthorization...
On 7/26 the Senate HELP Committee will hold a hearing on expanding apprenticeships...
On 7/17 the House Veterans Affairs Committee heard testimony from VA official about the implementation of last year’s “Forever GI Bill”, which allows Veterans to...
Funding/Support Opportunities: Two Department of Labor and one National Science Foundation…