US House Heeds Quote of the Day

Congressman George Miller (D-CA), chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, has proven himself an avid reader of our little blog! You see, in response to my highlighting of this morning’s Quote of the Day, about how the most important reform in post-secondary education is the advancement of early education, the good Chairman has [...]

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Your Congress is Busy

Doing some research into the workforce development provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (aka stimulus package), and I’m looking for the bill’s “joint explanatory statement.” It has proved elusive thus far. Anyway, while searching around on the Senate website I discovered that the pressing topic of this afternoon is: 2:00 p.m.: Convene and [...]

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Education Pick Emphasizes Early Childhood

Arne Duncan, President-elect Obama’s choice for Education Secretary, began his confirmation hearings today, appearing before Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee. Congressional Quarterly reports that Duncan “promised a new emphasis on early childhood education” and called for a commission on the subject as well as improved cooperation between his department and the Department [...]

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