Rep. Tom Cole
U.S. Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) on Feb. 3 sponsored bipartisan legislation that would establish a commission to formally investigate, document, and report on the histories of boarding schools operated by the United States government from 1819 through the 1970s to Read more…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) on Feb. 5 sponsored a bipartisan bill that would recognize accounting as a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) profession to help bolster workforce development in accounting and auditing, which the Bureau of Labor Statistics Read more…
U.S. Rep. Vince Fong (R-CA) wants California to opt into the Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Program, established under the enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act to offer a nonrefundable tax credit of up to $1,700 for donations to nonprofit organizations Read more…
A bicameral resolution offered this week by U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI) would designate Jan. 25-31 as National School Choice Week. “Children should have every opportunity to succeed in school, regardless of income or Read more…
The U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee on Jan. 21 voted 19-15 to advance a bipartisan charter schools funding bill led by U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ). The Equitable Access to School Facilities Act, H.R. 7086, which the congressman sponsored Read more…
When enrolling in an institution of higher education, students with disabilities would not have to partake in additional diagnostic testing if their disability is already documented under a bipartisan bill proposed on Jan. 7 by U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) Read more…
Bipartisan, bicameral legislation supported by U.S. Sen. John Curtis (R-UT) and U.S. Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 9 with a 399-5 vote and now heads Read more…
A bipartisan bill sponsored on Dec. 4 by U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) would establish a first-of-its-kind name, image, and likeness (NIL) investment accounts for student athletes. “College athletes are now earning billions of dollars from their name, image, and Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 4 voted 247-164 to pass legislation led by U.S. Reps. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) and Kevin Hern (R-OK) that would prohibit federal education funding for any elementary or secondary school that directly or indirectly Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 3 voted 242-176 to approve legislation led by U.S. Reps. Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Michael Rulli (R-OH) that aims to keep Communist China out of America’s K-12 public schools. Specifically, the House passed Read more…