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RAMC LETTER TO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING PROPOSAL TO ELIMINATE BUNDLING OF BOOKS WITH TUITION
In a recent letter to the Department of Education (ED), Dr. Monty Sullivan, President of Rebuilding America’s Middle Class (RAMC), a coalition of community colleges, and president of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, expressed RAMC’s concern about ED’s negotiated rulemaking proposal to eliminate most ways in which institutions of higher education help students save […]
RAMC WASHINGTON WRAP UP – APRIL 10, 2024
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. CONGRESS Yesterday, H.R. 6655, A Stronger Workforce for America Act, passed the House floor on a vote of 378-26. This bill would reauthorize several titles under the the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) […]
RAMC WASHINGTON WRAP UP – APRIL 3, 2024
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. CONGRESS U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Rutgers University officials regarding antisemitism on campus. ADMINISTRATION ED announced a delay for institutions of higher education to […]
RAMC LETTER TO SENATORS EXPRESSES STRONG SUPPORT FOR EXPANSION OF PELL GRANT ELIGIBILITY TO HIGH-QUALITY SHORT-TERM PROGRAMS
In a recent letter to U.S. Senators, Dr. Monty Sullivan, President of Rebuilding America’s Middle Class (RAMC), a coalition of community colleges, and president of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, expressed RAMC’s support for the expansion of Pell Grant eligibility to short-term programs (often called “short-term Pell” or “Workforce Pell”) and expressed RAMC’s […]
RAMC WASHINGTON WRAP UP – MARCH 20, 2024
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. CONGRESS House Committee on Education and the Workforce held a bipartisan roundtable on antisemitism at postsecondary institutions. ADMINISTRATION The Biden Administration submitted its fiscal year (FY) 2025 budget request to Congress. Agency-specific documents for […]
RAMC WASHINGTON WRAP UP – MARCH 15, 2024
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. CONGRESS The House passed a package of six appropriations bills on a 339-85 vote. The bills in the package include the fiscal year (FY) 2024 appropriations bills for: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug […]
RAMC WASHINGTON WRAP UP – MARCH 7, 2024
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. CONGRESS Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced that this will be his last term as leader of the Senate Republican conference. ADMINISTRATION Next week, ED will conduct the final session of its negotiated rulemaking […]
RAMC WASHINGTON WRAP UP – FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to consider H.R. 6585, the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act, under suspension of the rules next week. ADMINISTRATION ED issued guidance for students who have been unable […]