President and Administration
On Friday, 3/22, Robert Mueller released the results of his nearly two-year-long Russia probe. It concluded without finding adequate evidence to show that officials with Donald Trump’s presidential 2016 campaign aided Russian attempts to interfere with the election but did not take a clear position on whether Trump obstructed justice…
On Thursday, 3/21, President Trump signed an executive order regarding on campus free speech. The order essentially reinforces what schools are already supposed to be doing by formally requiring colleges to…The order will direct 12 federal agencies that fund university research to…
On Monday, 3/18, the Trump administration released its priorities for the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA), with proposals focusing on…
Department of Education
This week the Department of Education convenes for the third session of accreditation negotiated rule making. Topics for this session include…
Congress
Today, 3/25, Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Susan Collins (R-ME) reintroduced “The American Apprenticeship Act,” legislation to help states pay for apprenticeship programs. The bill would instruct the Labor Department to…
On 3/27 the House Education and Labor Committee will hold a hearing on “Expanding Registered Apprenticeship Programs”. Witnesses include…
On 3/26 the House Appropriations LHHS Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the Department of Education’s FY20 budget proposal, and on 3/28 the Senate Appropriations LHHS Subcommittee will hold its hearing on the Department of Education’s FY20 budget proposal. Secretary DeVos is scheduled to be the witness at both hearings. It is anticipated that the Secretary will face higher education questions about…
On Tuesday, 3/26, at 10am the House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and Technology will host a hearing on H.R. 1644, the "Save the Internet Act of 2019" to…