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House Committee Advances Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act, Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization
On Tuesday, the House Education and the Workforce Committee passed H.R. 6585, the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act, and H.R. 6655, A Stronger Workforce for America Act. Both bills are designed to improve...
Read more >Senate Panel Advances Reauthorization of Education Research Law
On Tuesday, the Health Education Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee passed the Advancing Research in Education Act of 2023 (AERA), a bill to reauthorize the Education Sciences Reform Act. Chair...
Read more >Washington Update, December 8, 2023
Dear Colleagues:
The House and Senate were both in session this week but there was no movement on fiscal year (FY) 2024 funding bills and no agreement on topline levels for defense or non-defense...
Read more >Danté Quintin Allen Confirmed as Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration
On Thursday, the U.S. Senate approved the nomination of Danté Quintin Allen to lead the U.S. Department of Education’s Rehabilitative Services Administration (RSA). Until his confirmation, Allen had...
Read more >OSEP Director Williams Voices Concerns About Data on Youth with Disabilities
In this month’s newsletter to the field, Office of Special Education Programs Director Valerie Williams highlighted a new “Dose of Data” infographic titled, Percent of Students with Disabilities Who...
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