May 19, 2000
Senate and House Ready Labor-HHS-Education Spending Bills
Last week, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved its version of the FY2001 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education spendingView More
Education
May 12, 2000
Senate Puts Education Bill on Hold
Senate action remains unfinished on a bill (S. 2) to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) (see TheView More
May 12, 2000
Senate Readies Labor-HHS-Education Spending Bill for Floor Action; House Subcommittee Approves Measure
In a departure from last year, both the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, andView More
May 5, 2000
Senate to Continue ESEA Debate
During the week of May 8, the Senate is scheduled to continue debate on a bill (S. 2) that wouldView More
May 5, 2000
House Approves Bill Aimed at Education for Disabled Students
On May 3, the House approved, 421-3, a bill (H.R. 4055) to authorize increased federal funds for education programs servingView More
April 14, 2000
House Committee Completes ESEA Mark-Up
Following a contentious five-day mark-up, the House Education and the Workforce Committee on April 13 approved, 25-21, a bill (H.R.View More
April 14, 2000
Preschool Programs Reviewed by Committee
The impact of preschool programs for low-income children was the focus of an April 11 hearing held by the SenateView More
April 7, 2000
Education Mark-Up to Continue
The House Education and the Workforce Committee is scheduled to continue on April 12 with a mark-up of a billView More
March 24, 2000
House to Consider Education Savings Accounts Bill
The House is expected to take up a bill (H.R. 7) that would expand education savings accounts (ESAs). The billView More
March 10, 2000
Education Reauthorization Approved by Senate Committee
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee spent much of the week of March 7 completing its mark-up ofView More