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Future Hearings and Events
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Senate HELP Committee Hearing on Simplifying FAFSA (H)
Subject: The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a hearing on “Reauthorizing the Higher Education Act: Examining Proposals to Simplify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.”
Time and Location: 10:00 a.m.; 430 Dirksen SOB.
Contact: For inquiries on the hearing, contact 202.224.5375.
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Senate HELP Committee Hearing on Alex Azar Nomination (E&S, D)
Subject: The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a hearing to consider Alex Azar’s nomination to be Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Time and Location: 9:30 a.m.; 430 Dirksen SOB.
Contact: For inquiries on the hearing, contact 202.224.5375.
Findings from the 2017 Schooling in America Survey (E&S)
Subject: The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) will host an event to present the findings from EdChoices annual “Schooling In America” survey, followed by a discussion of the survey’s implications for students, parents, public education supporters, reformers, policymakers, and K–12 education policy in America. This year’s report also highlights the opinions of small town and rural residents.
Participants: Paul DiPerna, EdChoice; Nat Malkus, AEI; Christine Matthews, Bellwether Research; Marc Porter Magee, 50CAN; Gwen Eaddy Samuel, Connecticut Parents Union; and Julie Squire, Bellwether Education Partners.Time and Location: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.; AEI, 1789 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.
Contact: RSVP Here.
STEM Education and the Workforce of the Future (E&S, H)
Subject: The American Petroleum Institute (API) and the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies will host an event to highlight the release of a new RAND report prepared for API titled, “Postsecondary Education and STEM Employment in the United States,” which examines and underscores the importance of STEM education.
Participants: Jack Gerard, president & CEO, API; Spencer Overton, president, Joint Center for Political & Economic Studies; and Dr. Calvin Mackie, STEM edu-vangelist and founder, STEM NOLA.
Time and Location: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.; George Washington University, City View Room, 1957 E Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
Contact: RSVP Here.
The Impact of Dreamers (E&S, H)
Subject: The KIPP Foundation will host an event bringing together business leaders, college presidents, advocates, and Dreamers to discuss the positive impact current Dreamers have on our country’s prosperity and the importance of swift bipartisan legislative action.
Participants: Dave Levin, co-founder, KIPP; Nancy, marketing associate and Dreamer; Adriana, business analyst and Dreamer; Reed Hastings, CEO, Netflix; Jorge Lima, executive director, LIBRE Initiative; Rod Paige, former U.S. Secretary of Education; and Dr. John Smarrelli Jr., president, Christian Brothers University, Memphis, TN.
Time and Location: 11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.; 188 Russell SOB.
Contact: RSVP by November 21st to govaffairs@kipp.org.
Pre-K Teacher Education (E&S, H)
Subject: New America will hold a discussion on “When Degree Programs for Pre-K Teachers Go Online.”
Participants: Michael Alison Chandler, reporter, Washington Post (Moderator); Shayna Cook, policy analyst, Education Policy Program, New America; Gail Joseph, associate professor and founding director, EarlyEdU Alliance; Karen Bales, alumna of Ball State University’s Early Childhood Online Completer Program; and Katie Benson, program director, Early Childhood Completer Program in the Department of Elementary Education, Ball State University.
Time and Location: 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.; New America, 740 15th Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
Contact: RSVP Here.
Thursday, November 30, 2017
EHR Advisory Committee Meeting of the National Science Foundation (E&S, H)
Subject: The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR), will meet on November 30 – December 1. The role of the EHR Advisory Committee for the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) is to provide advice, guidance, recommendations, and oversight concerning NSF’s programs for education and human resource development. The agenda will include sessions about Public-Private Partnerships, Launching a STEM Education Initiative, and EHR’s new Hispanic-Serving Institutions program. Updates on selected EHR programs and on Open Education Resources are planned, as is a discussion with NSF Director France Córdova and COO Joan Ferrini-Mundy.
Time and Location: 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. (November 30); and 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (December 1); NSF, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Rooms W2210/2220, Alexandria, VA.
Contact: Susan E. Brennan, 703.292.5096; sbrennan@nsf.gov.
Friday, December 1, 2017
Learning for Careers: The Pathways to Prosperity Network (E&S, H)
Subject: The American Youth Policy Forum will host a forum to explore insights about how two education institutions and the employer community came together to create meaningful career pathways that cut across secondary and postsecondary education and are linked to growth areas in the state’s economy.
Participants: Dr. Susan Bunting, Secretary of Education, DE; Dr. Mark Brainard, president, Delaware Technical Community College; Nancy Hoffman, senior advisor, Jobs for the Future; Gary Stockbridge, president, Delmarva Power Region for Exelon Corporation; and Robert Schwartz, senior research fellow, Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Time and Location: 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.; Location TBD.
Contact: RSVP Here.
Monday, December 4, 2017
Social and Emotional Learning for Traditionally Underserved Populations (E&S, D)
Subject: The American Youth Policy Forum will hold a webinar to discuss the importance of social emotional learning (SEL) for three traditionally underserved groups: students with disabilities, English language learners, and youth involved in the juvenile justice system.
Participants: Logan Beyer, American Youth Policy Forum, author, “Social and Emotional Learning and Traditionally Underserved Populations”; Dr. David Lichtenstein, psychologist and classroom team leader, Bradley Schools, Providence, RI; Dr. Sara Castro-Olivo, associate professor of educational psychology, Texas A&M University; Melissa Svigelj-Smith, teacher, Cuyahoga County Juvenile Detention Center, OH; and Jennifer Brown Lerner, assistant director for policy and partnerships, National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development, the Aspen Institute.
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Contact: RSVP Here.
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Campus Discipline under Title IX (H)
Subject: The Cato Institute hosts a conversation about how campus sexual assault came to grip the nation, what the proposed Trump Administration changes mean, and the politics of campus sexual assault.
Participants: Emily Yoffe, contributing editor, The Atlantic; Ruth Marcus, editorial writer and columnist,
Washington Post; and Walter Olson, senior fellow, Cato Institute.
Time: 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.; Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington D.C.
Contact: RSVP Here.
Thursday, December 7, 2017
Rural Education (E&S, H, D)
Subject: The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) will host a forum including three panel discussions covering rural communities, school performance and politics, and policy implementation, featuring new research and expert analysis from contributors to a forthcoming volume on rural education in America. Participants: Michael Q. McShane, EdChoice (Opening Remarks); Clayton Hale, AEI; Nat Malkus, AEI; Angela Rachidi, AEI; Andy Smarick, AEI; Jillian Balow, Wyoming Department of Education; Sara Dahill- Brown, Wake Forest University; Emily Freitag, Instruction Partners; Ashley Jochim, University of Washington; Lillian Lowery, Education Trust; Daniel Player, University of Virginia; James Shuls, University of Missouri–St. Louis; Juliet Squire, Bellwether Education Partners; and Sheneka Williams, University of Georgia.
Time and Location: 9:00 a.m. – 1:45 p.m.; AEI, Auditorium, 1789 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.
Contact: RSVP here.
Commitment to Education Reform in Massachusetts (E&S)
Subject: The Thomas B. Fordham Institute will host an event to discuss how the “Massachusetts Miracle” came about and how other states can follow suit.
Participants: David Driscoll, former commissioner of education, MA; Bill Bushaw, executive director, National Assessment Governing Board; Jim Peyser, secretary of education, MA; David Steiner, executive director, Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy, Professor of Education, Johns Hopkins University; Mieka Wick, CEO, CityBridge Education; and Chester E. Finn, Jr., distinguished senior fellow and president emeritus, Thomas B. Fordham Institute.
Time and Location: 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.; Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 1016 16th Street, NW, 7th Floor, Washington, D.C.
Contact: RSVP Here.
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Bills to Watch
FY 2018 APPROPRIATIONS
Omnibus Appropriations
H.R. 3354 Sponsor: Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA)
Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018 (FY 2018 Omnibus Appropriations Act (9/14/17 Passed by House of Representatives)
Budget Resolutions
H.Con.Res.71 Sponsor: Rep. Diane Black (R-TN)
FY 2018 House Budget Resolution (10/5/17 Passed by House of Representatives; 7/19/17 Passed by Budget Committee)
S.Con.Res.25 Sponsor: Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY)
FY 2018 Senate Budget Resolution (10/19/2017 Passed by Senate; 10/5/2017 Passed by Budget Committee)
Appropriations Bills
H.R. 3267 Sponsor: Rep. John Culberson (R-TX)
Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act of FY 2018 (7/13/17 Passed by Appropriations Committee; 6/29/2017 Passed by Subcommittee)
S. 1662 Sponsor: Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL)
Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act of FY 2018 (7/27/2017 Passed by Appropriations Committee; 7/25/2017 Passed by Subcommittee)
H.R. 3358 Sponsor: Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK)
Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Act of FY 2018 (7/19/17 Passed by Appropriations Committee; 7/13/17 Passed by Subcommittee)
S. 1771 Sponsor: Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO)
Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Act of FY 2018 (9/7/17 Passed by Appropriations Committee; 9/6/17 Passed by Subcommittee)
H.R. 3354 Sponsor: Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA)
Interior and Environment Appropriations Act of FY 2018 (9/14/17 Passed by House; 7/18/17 Passed by Appropriations Committee; 7/12/17 Passed by Subcommittee)
CARL D. PERKINS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ACT
H.R. 2353 Sponsor: Representative Glenn Thompson (R-PA)
Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (6/22/17 Passed House of Representatives; 6/7/17 Passed by Education & Workforce Committee)
JUVENILE JUSTICE DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT
H.R. 1809 Sponsors: Representatives Jason Lewis (R-MN) and Bobby Scott (D-VA) Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017 (5/23/17 Passed by the House; 4/4/17 Passed by Education & Workforce Committee)
S.860 Sponsors: Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2017 (8/1/17 Passed by the Senate; 8/1/17 Discharged by the Judiciary Committee; 4/5/17 Introduced)
Links for Up-to-Date Information on Hearings, Legislation, and Events
U.S. House of Representatives 2017 Schedule U.S. Senate 2017 Schedule
U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce
U.S. Senate Budget Committee U.S. House Budget Committee Congressional Budget Office Federal legislative information
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