3/27/18: FY18 Omnibus Indepth- Workforce and Education Programs

Department of Education: Top Line: $70.9B, a $3.9B increase over FY2017 levels. Specific funding for programs of importance, including NEW programs for FY18, include...

Department of Labor: Top line: $12.2B, a $192M increase over FY2017 levels. Specific funding for programs of importance, including apprenticeship initiatives, include...

Other Departments, related to Education and Workforce Development priorities, including relevant report language...

• NASA
• National Science Foundation
• Department of Justice
• Health and Human Services

3/21/18: FY18 Omnibus Update; FY19 LHHS ED Hearing

FY18 Appropriations: Tonight Congress released its FY18 omnibus spending package, which will fund the government through September 2019. Highlights include...

School Safety: The Omnibus includes funding for several new and existing school safety programs, including...

FY19 Appropriations: On 3/20 Sec. DeVos testified before the House Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations subcommittee. Highlights of her testimony include...

3/19/18: Education Update

Executive Branch and Administration: Department of Justice continues its roll out of a school safety action plan. Notable characteristics include a planned investment in...

US Department of Education: Department of Labor and Department of Education Apprenticeship Task Force continues to meet to discuss preliminary recommendations for the Industry Recognized Apprenticeship Program (IRAPs). IRAP will be a NEW category of federally-supported apprenticeships, with preliminary recommendations including the following...

Congress, School Safety: The STOP School Violence Act passes the House, and Senator Grassley introduces the Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act...

3/12/18: DC Update: Appropriations and School Safety

Appropriations

• The House is aiming for a vote on the omnibus appropriations bill for FY18 on Thursday or Friday (3/15 or 3/16). Text of the bill will be available...
• In the meantime, work on the FY19 appropriations bill continues. Last week the appropriations subcommittee began hearings...

School Safety

• White House: On 3/12 the White House released its school safety proposal. The proposal is organized around four themes...
• Department of Justice: The Department of Justice is expected to make announcements on...
• DHS: On 3/12 the Department of Homeland Security announced it will create...
• Department of Education: Per the 3/12 announcement from President Trump, the Department will establish...
• Congress: On Wednesday the House is set to vote on...
• On 3/14 the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold an oversight hearing that will ...

Other Activities 

• DHS: On 3/8 the Department of Homeland Security issued a written statement on DACA ...

3/5/18: Education Update

US Department of Education

• On 3/2 the Department of Education published its final list of grant priorities...With the Secretary’s grant priorities now published, expect grant RFPs from ED for FY18 to be released...
• On 3/5 new protocols for ED Office for Civil Rights investigations will go into effect. The manual...
• On 2/26 is was reported that the Education Department is planning to issue a “Notice of Interpretation” that would prevent state regulators and lawmakers from...

Congress

• On 3/6 the House Appropriations LHHS Subcommittee holds a hearing on the FY19 budget request for the Department of Labor. The Department of Labor will be the home agency for many of the administration’s...
• The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold an oversight hearing that will examine law enforcement breakdowns surrounding the Parkland shooting.