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Congressional Update President Trump Submits Fiscal Year 2021 Education Budget Request to Congress The White House released President Trump’s fiscal year 2021 budget request this week, including his proposed budget for the Department of Education. The president asked Congress to … Continue reading →

Thursday, February 13th, 2020 House and Senate Education Finance and Policy Bill Introductions For Weekly Legislative Updates See the Weekly Advocate

 NSBAC Publishes Voter Opinion Poll About Public Education In conjunction with NSBA’s 2020 Advocacy Institute, the National School Boards Action Center released the results of its national poll of voter opinions and attitudes about public education, federal policymaking and key issues … Continue reading →

Congressional Update House Subcommittees Focus on Child Care and Workforce Challenges This week, the House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education held a hearing titled “Solving America’s Child Care Crisis: Supporting Parents, Children, and the Economy.” Subcommittee Chairman … Continue reading →

  January 24, 2020 Congressional Update House Subcommittee Plans Focus on Digital Equity The House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology scheduled a hearing titled “Empowering and Connecting Communities through Digital Equity and Internet Adoption” for January 29 at 10:30 AM. … Continue reading →

January 17, 2020 Congressional Update House Education Committee Invites Sec. DeVos to Provide Budget Testimony With the fiscal year 2020 appropriations process now in Congress’s “rear view mirror”, legislators are beginning to prepare for the fiscal year 2021 budget debate. … Continue reading →