Legislative Activity New Student Debt Proposal Reps. Rodney Davis (R-IL) and Scott Peters (D-CA) are championing a proposal to offer tax incentives to employers who help students pay down their student loan debt. The Employer Participation in Student Loan Participation Act (H.R. 795) would allow companies to give employees up to $5,200 a year to … Continue Reading
Legislative Updates House Begins Work on Perkins Reauthorization This week the House Committee on Education and the Workforce will hold a hearing to examine reauthorization of the Perkins Act, the federal law overseeing career and technical education last reauthorized in 2006. Last Congress the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (H.R. … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity Education in the 115th Congress Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairs of the education committees, have both expressed interest in an overhaul of the Higher Education Act (HEA), last comprehensively reauthorized in 2008. Senator Alexander’s goal with the HEA overhaul is to make it easier for more students to … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity Speaker Ryan’s Education Outlook Last Thursday, the House voted to confirm the current House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) as the 54th Speaker of the House. Rep. Ryan is a 16-year veteran of the House and received the support of all but nine of his Republican colleagues. As Speaker Ryan took … Continue Reading
