Washington Wrap Up- August 16, 2016

August 16, 2016  Last Week in Congress and the Administration HOUSE and SENATE The House and Senate will be in recess until after the September 5th Labor Day Holiday. House Education and Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) along with higher education subcommittee chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Education (ED) Secretary […]

Washington Wrap Up- August 9, 2016

August 9, 2016  Last Week in Congress and the Administration HOUSE and SENATE The House and Senate will be in recess until after the September 5th Labor Day Holiday. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) along with 19 Senators sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education (ED) […]

Washington Wrap Up- August 2, 2016

August 2, 2016  Last Week in Congress and the Administration HOUSE and SENATE The House and Senate will be in recess until after the September 5th Labor Day Holiday. ADMINISTRATION  The U.S. Department of Education (ED) released proposed regulations on the state authorization of distance education programs and foreign campus locations under the Higher Education Act […]

Washington Wrap Up- July 26, 2016

July 26, 2016  Last Week in Congress and the Administration HOUSE and SENATE The House and Senate will be in recess until after the September 5th Labor Day Holiday. ADMINISTRATION  The White House announced its Advanced Wireless Research Initiative. This new program will enable the deployment and use of four city-scale testing platforms for advanced wireless […]

Washington Wrap Up — July 20, 2016

Last Week in Congress and the Administration HOUSE and SENATE The House and Senate will be in recess until after the September 5th Labor Day Holiday. The U.S. House of Representatives passed several higher education related bills for which RAMC issued a statement of support, that the House Education and the Workforce Committee had approved on a bipartisan […]