Dear Colleagues: The hawk of winter has landed in Washington; along with it has come the final session of the 115th Congress. The pre-holiday swirl is on! The 116th Congress Coming Your Way in January Final results for Senate elections are in. The… Continue Reading Washington Update – November 30, 2018
As many of you know, the HECSE 2018 Annual Summit is coming up quickly. The Conference will be held January 16-19 in Washington, D.C. Click here to view the "Schedule-at-a-Glance."
Welcome back to Washington Update! We have been on break since Congress recessed for the election. But now they are back and so are we! Expect about 3 more installments of Washington Update before the end of the year as the 115th Congress closes out,… Continue Reading Washington Update – November 16, 2018
Dear Colleagues: I have rarely been rocked by the goings-on on Capitol Hill the way I was this week watching the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with Dr. Blasey Ford and Judge Kavanaugh. I imagine many of you feel the same way. Education and schooling… Continue Reading Washington Update – September 28, 2018
Dear Colleagues: Once again Washington is swirling in chaos. What will happen with the Kavanaugh SCOTUS nomination and the Ford allegations of sexual assault? Is it possible we could be headed for another government shutdown right before the midterm elections? Never a dull moment… Continue Reading Washington Update September 21, 2018
Dear Colleagues: In a mind-blowing development, the Congress became ultra-functional this week and completed conference on an FY 2019 funding bill for education and other sectors! This is a shocker considering past last-minute down–to-the-wire shenanigans. And there is some good news for education! … Continue Reading Washington Update – September 14, 2018
Dear Colleagues: Happy September! I hope you are refreshed and recharged after a fine respite this summer. I know I am and I am raring to go! It’s already a wild and crazy September in DC with rampant speculation about the mysterious Trump insider OpEd… Continue Reading Washington Update – September 7, 2018
Please see the attached power point slides from Jane West’s update at the OSEP Project Director’s Meeting. Please click the link. OSEP Project Directors Slides - J West
Dear Colleagues: The fumes from National Airport blanketed DC as Members of the House hit the road to begin a long recess which will end after Labor Day. Senators are left behind for a week to be followed by a week of recess and… Continue Reading Washington Update – July 27, 2018
As the House approaches its August recess and the Senate lumbers toward missing its August recess (Leader McConnell is holding Senators in session), Congress churns away amidst the ever growing and unending developments emanating from the White House. Appropriations Bills Slogging Along This week… Continue Reading Washington Update – July 20, 2018
