President and Administration
On 2/5 the President delivered the State of the Union address. The speech emphasized immigration and repeated his desire to build a border wall and reform immigration laws…
On 2/11 the Department of Labor released the FY19 allocation for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit program. The WOTC promotes the hiring of individuals who qualify as…
Department of Education
On 2/7 the Department of Education released its template for State Plan submissions for Perkins Career and Technical Education funds…The template lays out a likely timeline for the creation of…
Congress
Congress and the President have until 2/15 to reach an agreement to keep the government open past…
On 2/12 the House Education Committee will have a hearing on: “Underpaid Teachers and Crumbling Schools: How Underfunding Public Education Shortchanges America’s Students” …
On 2/4 Senator Alexander discussed is priorities for the Higher Education Act reauthorization. He hopes to pass a comprehensive bill in the HELP Committee…His three priority recommendations are…
On 2/7 Sen. Klobuchar (D-MN, also running for President) introduced a bill to allow 529 Education Savings Accounts to be used for…
On 2/6 the House Judiciary Committee held a four-hour hearing on gun violence in consideration of H.R. 8: Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019…
On 2/7 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held a hearing on infrastructure needs. Chair DeFazio’s proposed bills to start the investment process are…
Other
On 2/5 the Business Roundtable released a letter to President Trump and Congress calling for, among other priorities, a reauthorization this year of the Higher Education Act. The Roundtable requested…
Funding/Support Opportunities
Two new National Science Foundation funding opportunities were released…