Education Update: 4/1/19

President and Administration

President Trump and White House advisers insist the United States will move to seal its southern border with Mexico this week if the Mexican government does not...Additionally, the State Department says it is halting aid to…

Last week President Trump escalated his efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act by…However, Senate Republicans seems reluctant to raise an ACA repeal…

Next month, the Supreme Court will hear a case determining whether it's okay for the Trump administration's Census Bureau to include a question about citizenship on the Census 2020 form…

 

Department of Education

On Thursday, 3/28, DeVos acknowledged that she has not begun implementing an Obama-era regulation designed to…despite a court order…

 

Congress

Last week the Senate and House held hearings on the LHHS appropriations proposals from President Trump…A bi-partisan assortment of committee members in the House and Senate spoke in support of full funding for…

On Wednesday, 4/3, the House Judiciary Committee intends to authorize subpoenas special counsel Robert Mueller’s full report…

On Thursday, 3/28, the House Rules Committee approved legislation aimed at increasing marijuana businesses' access to banks.

On Tuesday, 3/26, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) rejected a Pentagon request to…

 

Funding/Support Opportunities

A new DOJ funding opportunity…