6/18/18: Education Update

Executive Branch and Administration: On 6/19 President Trump will meet with House Republicans to discuss immigration. House Republicans are slated to have a floor vote on two Republican immigration proposals this week:...

On 6/18 the Department of Justice filed an emergency application asking the Supreme Court to lift a nationwide injunction that prevents DOJ from withholding grant funds from cities, counties, and states that don't cooperate with federal immigration enforcement, such as...

Congress: On 6/14 the House Appropriations subcommittee released its FY19 LHHS spending bill. Highlights include...

On 6/12 the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee marked up the Commerce, Justice and Science appropriations bill. Highlights include...

On 6/20 the Senate Education Committee will markup the reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. The text of the bill is not yet available, but it is expected to...

6/11/18: Education Update

Executive Branch and Administration: On 6/8 the Department of Justice said it will not defend DACA in a lawsuit filed by Texas and six other states. The lawsuit challenges...

Last week and this week Sec. DeVos is in Europe to tour and learn about different educational models, including career technical education and school choice. The Secretary's first stop was Switzerland, where she focused on...

Congress

On 6/7 House Republic Leadership met to discuss immigration and the efforts by moderate Republicans to force a vote on a DACA bill this month. Leadership agreed to...

On 6/5 the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on LHHS held a hearing on the FY19 budget request for the Department of Education. Sec. DeVos was the only witness. Highlights include...

Funding Opportunities: The first two school safety grants are open through...

6/4/18: DC Update

Executive and Administration: Today the White House is expected to release a revised rescission package, which is expected to have...

On 5/31 Sec. DeVos and representatives of the new Federal Commission on School Safety held a field hearing in Maryland to...

On 6/6 the Federal Commission on School Safety will hold a listening session at the US Department of Education headquarters. CAP expects this to be...

Congress: Senate Republican leadership is currently polling its members to inform how they will set legislative priorities for the remained of 2018. A full list of items being considered is attached. Topics being considered include...

On Thursday House Republican Leadership will meet again to discuss DACA and immigration proposals. Republican moderates are...

Senate Appropriations subcommittees are beginning their FY19 appropriations markups in earnest. The tentative schedule is as follows...

On 5/31 the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology held a field hearing in California on "Earthquake Mitigation". A full summary of the hearing is attached. The head of California's Office of Emergency Services earthquake program spoke to...

5/29/18: Education Update

Executive Branch and Administration: On 5/22 it was announced that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement will step up operations against migrant families in which a member has been issued...

On 5/22 Sec. DeVos appeared before the House Education and Workforce Committee. Highlights include...

Congress: The House released tentative top-level funding levels for each of the FY19 appropriations bills. In the release the LHHS bill, which includes all Department of Education programs, is set at...

On 5/22 Congressional Democrats unveiled a detailed education agenda. The agenda will not be seriously considered this year...the proposal is a 10 year plan that includes the following...

5/21/18: Education Update

US Department of Education Activities

• The Department of Education Office for Civil Rights will offer webinars for schools, school districts, and universities to help them make their websites accessible to students with disabilities. Webinars will be hosted on...
• On 5/17 Sec. DeVos hosted a private briefing with school safety experts and individuals impacted by school shooting. The briefing included...

Congress

• On 5/16 the Senate passed a resolution to undo the FCC’s repeal last year of net neutrality rules. Education groups opposed the FCC’s repeal last year, which would... 
• On 5/17 the House Education and the Workforce committee held a hearing on student data use and privacy. Panelists and legislators agreed that...
• On 5/17 the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity held a hearing on the VA’s Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program.  The hearing focused on...
• On 5/18 bickering over immigration and DACA led to the House defeating the Farm Bill by a vote of 198-213.  The $868 billion legislative package that subsidizes agriculture and funds food assistance programs has been tied up in partisan fighting for weeks, losing support across the board. With this turn of events, it appears that the House may be poised for another DACA fight just six months before the midterm elections.  House Republican leaders...
• On 5/22 Sec. DeVos will appear before the House Education and the Workforce committee. She is expected to face questions on...
• On 5/22 Congressional Democrats will unveil a detailed education agenda, right after Sec. DeVos appears before the House Education and the Workforce Committee. The plan is expected to...
• On 5/23 the House Republicans are planning to meet to discuss the PROSPER Act and house efforts to move the bill forward for a floor vote this year. 
• On 5/23 the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity will hold a hearing on 6 veterans bills. One bill being heard (HR 5452) would...

Funding/Support Opportunities

• On 5/18 the Department of Education Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) released its RFP for its new Pathways to STEM Apprenticeship for High School Career and Technical Education Students. We previously sent an unreleased preview of this solicitation, stating...
• Community college Cyber Pilot Program: National Science Foundation...