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November 13, 2024

CONGRESS

The House and Senate returned to legislative business on November 12.

Senate Republicans choose Sen. John Thune (R-SD) to replace Mitch McConnell as majority leader.

ELECTIONS
President Donald Trump was elected the 47^th President of the United States. The Republican Party also secured control of the U.S. Senate, flipping the chamber for the 119^th Congress. The outcome of the U.S. House of Representatives remains undecided, with ongoing vote counts in several districts.

Republican leadership elections in the House and Senate are scheduled for November 13. House Democrats are aiming to hold their leadership elections the following week on November 19 and 20.

House Education and the Workforce Committee Chair Virginia Foxx (R-NC) wrote the U.S. Department of Education regarding possible changes to agency guidance on incentive compensation.

Education News Headlines
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Who will be the next — and potentially last — secretary of Education? [The Hill]

Which labor rule is ‘dead’ and which will go into effect under Trump? Attorneys weigh in. [Higher Ed Dive]

Did Title VI Guidance to Colleges Suppress Protesters’ First Amendment Rights? A Lawsuit Seeks Answers. [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

New Jersey initiative brings back over 8,600 stopped-out students [Higher Ed Dive]

What does Trump’s win mean for student loan forgiveness? [The Hill]

Foxx urges Cardona to preserve guidance over tuition-share deals with OPMs [Higher Ed Dive]

Texas A&M Cuts Programs Amid Political Pressure [Inside Higher Ed]

Op-Ed: The College Presidency Is Broken. Here’s How to Fix It. [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

Trump’s victory sets stage for dramatic changes to higher ed policy [Higher Ed Dive]

Harris Concedes Race to a Dazed Howard U [Inside Higher Ed]

The College-Degree Divide Is Becoming a Chasm [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

Some Students Never Got Their Absentee Ballots [Inside Higher Ed]

Committee News and Schedule, Schedule for House and Senate Floor:

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

Press Release: Foxx Pushes Back on “Unacceptable” Last-Ditch Efforts by Biden-Harris Dept. of ED to Regulate Provider Activities

Press Release: Chairwoman Foxx Applauds Congresswoman Stefanik’s Nomination to Serve as UN Ambassador

U.S. Department of Education and the Administration

White House Press Release: Fact Sheet: White House Hosts “Classroom to Career” Summit, Celebrates Successful Efforts to Expand High-Quality Career Pathways and Workforce Development Programs in Every Community

ED Press Release: New Partnership Between U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Education to Expand SNAP Awareness and Access for Eligible College Students

IES Press Release: School Crime Supplement 2022: Web Tables for the Crime & Safety Surveys Program Table Library

IES Blog: Program Update: ED/IES SBIR Announces the Opening of its 2025 Program Solicitations and Recaps its 2024 Awards

IES Press Release: U.S. Results From the 2023 International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS) Web Report

NCES Press Release: NCES is accepting proposals for the Data Users Conference

Legislative Movement in Congress:

H.R.8932 — FAFSA Deadline Act

Sponsor: Houchin, Erin [Rep.-R-IN-9] (Introduced 07/05/2024) Cosponsors: (10)

Committees: House – Education and The Workforce

Latest Action: House – 11/12/2024 – Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1568 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8932, H.R. 7409 and H.R. 8446. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8932, H.R. 7409, and H.R. 8446 under a closed rule, and provides for one hour of…

H.R.10115 — Child Care for Small Businesses Act

Sponsor: Landsman, Greg [Rep.-D-OH-1] (Introduced 11/12/2024) Cosponsors: (0)

Committees: House – Small Business

Latest Action: House – 11/12/2024 Referred to the House Committee Small Business.

H.Res.1569 — Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on November 11, 2024, as “National School Psychology Week”.

Sponsor: Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [Rep.-R-PA-1] (Introduced 11/12/2024) Cosponsors: (2)

Committees: House – Education and the Workforce

Latest Action: House – 11/12/2024 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Federal Education Training and Grant Opportunities, Notices:

ED Grant: Strengthening Program Evaluation Capacity: Building Evidence of Effectiveness of Strategies To Increase Postsecondary Student Success. Applications due on or before November 14, 2024.

Veterans Affairs Department Comment Request: Child Care Provider Information-For the Child Care Subsidy Program. Comments due on or before November 18, 2024.

ED Comment Request: Federal Family Educational Loan Program-Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA). Comments due on or before November 27, 2024.

ED Comment Request: District Survey on Use of Funds Under Title II, Part A. Comments due on or before November 29, 2024.

ED Comment Request: Student Aid Internet Gateway (SAIG) Enrollment Document. Comments due on or before November 29, 2024.

ED Comment Request: Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA): Interest Rate Limitation Request. Comments due on or before November 29, 2024.

ED Comment Request: 2020/25 Beginning Postsecondary Students (BPS:20/25) Full-Scale Study. Comments due on or before December 5, 2024.

ED Comment Request: Income Based Repayment-Notifications. Comments due on or before December 6, 2024.

Children and Families Administration Comment Request: Financing for Early Care and Education: Quality and Access for All-Case Studies. Comments due on or before December 9, 2024.

Department of Commerce Comment Request: Existing Awards and Recognition Programs for Standards Development and Best Practices for Standards Workforce Development in Support of the Implementation of the United States Government National Standards Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technology (USG NSSCET). Comments due on or before December 9, 2024.

ED Comment Request: Student Assistance General Provisions-Readmission for Servicemembers. Comments due on or before December 9, 2024.

DOL Comment Request: Sectoral Strategies and Employer Engagement Portfolio. Comments are due on or before December 10, 2024.

ED Grant Notice: Personnel Development To Improve Services and Results for Children With Disabilities-Personnel Preparation of Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services Personnel at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, and Other Minority Serving Institutions. Applications due on or before December 12, 2024.

ED Comment Request: Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection. Comments due on or before December 16, 2024.

ED Comment Request: Comment Request; National Evaluation of the Pathways to Partnerships Program. Comments due on or before December 30, 2024.

HHS Grant Forecast: Tribal Colleges and Universities Head Start Partnership Program Grants. Estimated due date is on or before January 6, 2025.

HHS Comment Request: Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Annual Aggregate Report. Comments due on or before January 6, 2025.

HHS Comment Request: Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Quarterly Case-Level Report. Comments due on or before January 6, 2025.

ED Grant Notice: Research Training Programs in the Education Sciences. Applications due on or before March 7, 2025.

Department of Commerce Notice: National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship Meeting

HHS Correction: Improving Child Care Access, Affordability, and Stability in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)

ED Notice: Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Program

NSF Notice: National Science Foundation’s Evaluation of the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program.

HHS Notice: Lists of Designated Primary Medical Care, Mental Health, and Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas

EPA Notice: Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions Advisory Council

ED Notice: Accrediting Agencies Currently Undergoing Review for the Purpose of Recognition by the U.S. Secretary of Education.