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 Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) announced that he will not be voting until February as he undergoes continued cancer treatment. ADMINISTRATION On December 30, ED made publicly available the Free Application for […]
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 Republicans sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona objecting to the timing of the release of regulations pertaining to Title VI of the […]
CONGRESS U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Ranking Member Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced S. 3392, legislation to reauthorize authorities included in the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (ESRA). The legislation would amend the structure and authority for the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) and its […]
In a recent letter to U.S. House Education and Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx and Ranking Member Robert C. Scott, 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 appreciation for Rep. Foxx and Rep. Scott’s leadership on […]
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 Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) subpoenaed Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su regarding documents related to an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) summit. The House completed […]
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 Committee on Education and the Workforce reported H.R. 5993, the Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act, favorably to the full House on a 27-11 […]
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 Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger (R-TX) announced that she will not seek reelection in 2024. The House Committee on Education and the Workforce subpoenaed documents from the U.S. Department of Education […]
CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives elected Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) to serve as Speaker of the House. ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education unofficially released new regulations for Financial Responsibility, Administrative Capability, Certification Procedures, and Ability to Benefit. Formal publication in the Federal Register is currently set for October 31. GRANT OPPORTUNITIES Penn Hill […]
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. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Sen. Laphonza Butler’s (D-CA) Senate committee assignments and announced that Sen. Krysten Sinema (I-AZ) will be seated on the Senate Appropriations Committee. Chairwoman of the House […]
Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. CONGRESS Chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona a letter on companies operating student loan scams and steps that the U.S. […]