Posts Tagged ‘Congress’
DC Shuttle: Washington Moves on Higher Ed Reauthorization, Common Core Assessments
by The New England Council
September 23, 2013
Congress considers renewal of the Higher Education Act. Momentum is slowly building to reauthorize the Higher Education Act (HEA) with college costs and student debt under bipartisan scrutiny. The most recent reauthorization of the HEA passed in 2008 and expires in 2014. On Thursday, the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a hearing on ...
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Polling Place: This Election Day, Big New England Winners Were Democrats, Women
by Carolyn Morwick
November 15, 2012
Democrats and women were the big winners of the 2012 elections, scoring impressive victories throughout New England. Among highlights:
New England put the U.S. Senate solidly in the hands of Democrats with the election of Chris Murphy of Connecticut and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts. Sen.-Elect Angus King of Maine who ran as an Independent is expected ... Read MoreTags: Carolyn Morwick, Caucus of New England State Legislatures, Congress, Elections, governors, legislatures, statehouses | No Comments
DC Shuttle: Could STEM Visa Bill Sprout During Lame Duck Session?
by The New England Council
September 24, 2012
STEM visa bill fails On Thursday, a proposal to increase the number of visas offered to immigrants with advanced degrees in the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and math) from American schools failed to pass the House. The bill (H.R. 6429) needed a two-thirds vote of members in order to be passed ...
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With Elections Looming, NE Events Focus on Politics
by John O. Harney
September 4, 2012
Beyond the deluge of campaign ads and Super PAC propaganda, the upcoming months promise some more thoughtful political events in New England. Consider ...
Northeastern University's Open Classroom Series will feature “Campaign 2012: Policy Advice to the President.” to be held every Wednesday evening from Sept. 5 through Dec. 12, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., ...
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Trends & Indicators: Demography
by Journal Staff
May 3, 2012
Updated May 2012 ...
The six-state New England region's population grew by a sluggish 3.8% between 2000 and 2010—while the nation's as a whole grew by 9.7%, according to U.S. Census Bureau’s 2010 population figures released in December.
Among other highlights:
• United Van Lines, the nation’s largest household goods mover, classified four of the six New England ...
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DC Shuttle: Secy Duncan Urges Deal Before Sequestration Cuts; Former Secy Alexander Calls for Shifting K-12 Funds to Students
by The New England Council
April 2, 2012
At a hearing of the House Education and Workforce Committee on Wednesday, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan defended the administration's budget proposal for FY2013. Committee Chair John Kline (R-MN) repeated the charges from a March 20 House Appropriations hearing: that the administration's decision to pour billions in new spending into competitive grant programs while maintaining ...
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DC Shuttle: Court Strikes Down New Ed Dept Rule on Online Programs … and Other Higher Ed News from Washington
by The New England Council
July 18, 2011
The House Education and Workforce Committee advanced the third in a series of bills to reform the No Child Left Behind law on Wednesday. The bill (H.R. 2445) would expand states' freedom to distribute federal education funding, allowing them to take money allocated to a specific program and redirect it to other activities indicated by ...
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DC Shuttle: Congress Considers Charter Schools, Workforce Investment, Manufacturing … and Other Higher Ed News from Washington
by The New England Council
June 27, 2011
On Wednesday, the House Education and Workforce Committee approved the second of five total planned bills on federal education reform for the 112th Congress. By a vote of 34 to 5, the committee advanced legislation (H.R. 2218) which would allow governors, state education agencies, and charter school boards to parcel out funding to expand or ...
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DC Shuttle: Gainful Employment Rules, Reducing Loan Defaults and Other Higher Ed News from Washington
by The New England Council
June 6, 2011
On Thursday, the Education Department released the final "gainful employment" rules for vocational schools. In order to qualify for federal financial aid, for-profit and certificate programs will be required to prepare students for gainful employment by meeting one of three requirements: the average annual student loan payment is not more than 30% of a graduate's ...
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Former NEBHE Prez Bob Weygand to Leave URI Position
by John O. Harney
October 19, 2012
Former NEBHE President and U.S. Congressman Robert A. Weygand will leave his position as the University of Rhode Island's vice president for administration and finance at the end of the fiscal year in June 2013.
"I will have served in this role for more than nine years, a long time by national standards," he said. "I ...
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