Below is an abridged version of RAMC’s weekly Washington Wrap Up. Find out more about Wrap Up and other RAMC resources here. HOUSE and SENATE Republicans maintained control of the House with at least 238 seats as well as control of the Senate with at least 51 seats. ADMINISTRATION Republican nominee Donald Trump was elected […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE The House and Senate will be in recess until the week of November 14. House Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA) and 123 other House Democrats sent a letter to the House and […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE The House and Senate will be in recess until the week of November 14. ADMINISTRATION ED released the text of its final Borrower Defense rule as well as its final Teacher Preparation rule. Both rules are expected […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE The House and Senate will be in recess until the week of November 14. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) released a statement highlighting support for his legislation to extend the timeline […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE The House and Senate will be in recess until the week of November 14. House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) released […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE The House and Senate will be in recess until the week of November 14. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) sent a letter urging the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group.   HOUSE House Education and the Workforce Committee Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA) and Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), along with 68 members of Congress, issued a statement urging private universities and colleges to ensure the rights of teaching assistants (TAs) […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE House Education and Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) along with other committee leaders sent oversight letters to both the Department of Education (ED) and the Department of Labor asking for details on regulatory staffing changes in the final […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE The House passed H.R. 5587, the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, with a vote of 405-5. The legislation reauthorizes the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. ADMINISTRATION ED announced this year’s “Opportunity […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE The House and Senate were in recess until after the September 5th Labor Day Holiday. ADMINISTRATION The owner of the Center for Excellence in Higher Education, a chain of for-profit colleges, filed a lawsuit in Federal court over […]