Hearings
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, July 8, the House Subcommittees on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education and Healthy Families and Communities will hold a joint hearing to examine strategies for improving school safety, including ways to prevent violence, bullying and harassment. Recent studies show students are more likely to succeed academically and graduate when learning environments are free from harassment and violence.
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Witnesses:
- Jackie Andrews » Student and School Safety Advocate Haddon Heights, NJ
- Josie Andrews » Student and School Safety Advocate Haddon Heights, NJ
- Rona Kaufmann » Principal William Penn Senior High School York, PA
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Dr. Scott Poland »
Professor and Coordinator
Suicide and Violence Prevention Office NOVA Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL - Steve Riach » Founder and Board Chairman Heart of a Champion Foundation Dallas, TX
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Cassady Tetsworth »
Vice Chair
National Youth Advisory Board Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE) Greensboro, NC - Kenneth S. Trump, M.P.A. » President National School Safety and Security Services Cleveland, OH
- Sirdeaner Walker » Mother of Bullied Child Springfield, MA
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The House Education and Labor Committee will hold a hearing on Tuesday, June 23 on the forthcoming draft proposal for health care reform developed by the House Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor Committees. The draft proposal is designed to achieve President Obama’s goals of controlling health care costs, preserving health care choices, and ensuring quality, affordable health care for all Americans.
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Witnesses:
- Panel I
- Dr. Christina Romer » Chair Council of Economic Advisers Washington, DC
- Panel II
- Ron Pollack » Founding Executive Director FamiliesUSA Washington, DC
- Gerald Shea » Assistant to the President AFL-CIO Washington, DC
- Paul J. Speranza, Jr. » Sr. Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. Rochester, NY
- Dr. Jacob Hacker » Professor and Co-Director of the Berkeley Center on Health, Economic, and Family Security University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA
- Michael J. Stapley » President and Chief Executive Officer Deseret Mutual Salt Lake City, UT
- John Arensmeyer » Chief Executive Officer Small Business Majority Sausalito, CA
- Fran Visco » President National Breast Cancer Coalition Washington, DC
- Panel III
- Karen Pollitz » Research Professor and Project Director of the Health Policy Institute Georgetown University Washington, DC
- Celia Wcislo » Assistant Division Director SEIU Boston, MA
- James A. Klein » President American Benefits Council Washington, DC
- William Vaughan » Senior Health Policy Analyst Consumers Union Washington, DC
- Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D. » Director Center for Health Policy Studies, The Heritage Foundation Washington, DC
- ReShonda Young » Small Business Owner Alpha Express, Inc. on behalf of the Main Street Alliance Waterloo, IA
- Dr. Fitzhugh Mullan » Murdock Head Professor of Medicine and Health Policy George Washington University Washington, DC
Items submitted for the record:
Dr. Christina Romer's PowerPoint Slides
Small Business Majority state survey
Dr. Christina Romer's PowerPoint Slides
Small Business Majority state survey
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The House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing on Tuesday, June 16 to examine how technology and innovative education tools are transforming and improving education in America.
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Witnesses:
- Jennifer Bergland » Chief Technology Officer Bryan Independent School District Bryan, Texas
- Aneesh Chopra » Chief Technology Officer White House Office for Science and Technology
- Dr. Wayne Hartschuh » Executive Director Delaware Center for Educational Technology Dover, Delaware
- Scott Kinney » Vice President Discovery Education Silver Spring, Maryland
- John McAuliffe » General Manager Educate Online Learning, LLC Baltimore, Maryland
- Abel Real » Student East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina
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Lisa Short »
Science Teacher
Gaithersburg Middle School Montgomery County Public Schools, MD Gaithersburg, Maryland
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The House Workforce Protections Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Thursday, June 11 to examine proposals for expanding workers’ access to paid family and sick leave. While more than 80 percent of Americans support having paid sick days, the U.S. is the only country among the 22 nations ranked high in economic and human development that doesn’t guarantee paid sick leave to workers.
The FIRST Act, H.R. 2339, provides grants to the states to implement and improve their paid family leave programs. Healthy Families Act, H.R. 2460, mandates that businesses with 15 or more employees provide up to 7 days of paid sick days to their employees.
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The FIRST Act, H.R. 2339, provides grants to the states to implement and improve their paid family leave programs. Healthy Families Act, H.R. 2460, mandates that businesses with 15 or more employees provide up to 7 days of paid sick days to their employees.
Witnesses:
- U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) »
- U.S. Representative Alan Grayson (D-FL) »
- Rajiv Bhatia » Director Occupational and Environmental Health Department of Public Health San Francisco, CA
- China Miner Gorman » Chief Operating Officer Society for Human Resource Managers Alexandria, VA
- Deborah Frett » CEO BPW Foundation Washington, DC
- Hon. Victoria A. Lipnic, Esq. » U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Debra Ness » President National Partnership for Women Washington, DC
- Sandra Poole » Deputy Director California Employment Development Department Disability Insurance Branch
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Witnesses:
- U.S. Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) »
- Marcia Angell, M.D » Senior Lecturer in Social Medicine Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts
- David Gratzer » Senior Fellow Manhattan Institute
- Geri Jenkins, R.N. » Co-President California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee San Diego, CA
- Walter Tsou, M.D., M.P.H. » National Board Advisor Physicians for a National Health Program Philadelphia, PA
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The House Education and Labor Committee will hold a hearing on Thursday, June 4 to examine how supporting outstanding charter schools can help build an innovative, world-class American school system that educates all students to high levels.
President Obama has repeatedly called on states to lift restrictions that limit the growth of successful charter schools and encourage rigorous accountability of them.
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President Obama has repeatedly called on states to lift restrictions that limit the growth of successful charter schools and encourage rigorous accountability of them.
Witnesses:
- Steve Barr » Founder and Chairman of the Board Green Dot Public Schools Los Angeles, CA
- David Dunn » Director Texas Charter School Association Austin, TX
- Jim Goenner » Board Chair National Association of Charter School Authorizers and lead authorizer at Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI
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John King »
Managing Director
Excellence Preparatory Network
Uncommon Schools New York, NY - Barbara O’Brien » Lt. Governor Colorado
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Jim Shelton »
Assistant Deputy Secretary
Office of Innovation and Improvement Department of Education
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On Friday, May 29, the House Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong
Learning, and Competitiveness held a hearing to examine best practices
for improving job training.This is the fifth hearing the committee is holding as it works toward
reauthorizing the Workforce Investment Act, which provides job
training, education programs, vocational rehabilitation and other
services to Americans.
Witnesses:
- Mr. Brian Patchett » President and Ceo Easter Seals Of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada
- Mr. Chris Brooks » Director of Renewable Energy Bombard Electric Las Vegas, Nevada
- Ms. Chanda Cook » Director of Community Initiatives Nevada Public Education Foundation Las Vegas, Nevada
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Ms. Rebecca Metty-Burns »
Interim Director
Workforce and Economic Division
College Of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada
On Thursday, May 21, the House Education and Labor Committee will hold a hearing to examine proposals that will make historic increases in college aid by enacting reforms that will make the nation’s federal student loan programs more reliable, effective and efficient for students, families and taxpayers.
One of the proposals the committee will examine is President Obama’s FY 2010 budget proposal, which would increase the Pell Grant scholarship and other forms of student aid by almost $100 billion over ten years – and at no cost to taxpayers. The President’s plan would be paid for by ending the subsidies the federal government currently pays to lenders in the federally-guaranteed student loan programs and re-directing those savings back into additional aid for low- and middle-income students
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One of the proposals the committee will examine is President Obama’s FY 2010 budget proposal, which would increase the Pell Grant scholarship and other forms of student aid by almost $100 billion over ten years – and at no cost to taxpayers. The President’s plan would be paid for by ending the subsidies the federal government currently pays to lenders in the federally-guaranteed student loan programs and re-directing those savings back into additional aid for low- and middle-income students
Witnesses:
- Christopher Chapman » President and Chief Executive Officer Access Group Wilmington, Delaware
- René Drouin » President and CEO New Hampshire Higher Education Assistance Foundation Concord, New Hampshire
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Anna M. Griswold »
Assistant Vice President for Undergraduate Education and
Executive Director for Student Aid Pennsylvania State University - Dr. Charles Reed » Chancellor the California State University
- John F. Remondi » Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer Sallie Mae
- Robert Shireman » Deputy Under Secretary U.S. Department of Education
- Dr. Richard Vedder » Professor of Economics Ohio University Athens, Ohio
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On Wednesday, May 20, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan testified before the House Education and Labor Committee about President Obama’s agenda for transforming American education. This marked Secretary’s first appearance on Capitol Hill to outline the President’s education goals.
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Witnesses:
- The Honorable Arne Duncan » U.S. Secretary of Education
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On Tuesday, May 19, the House Committee on Education and Labor held a hearing to examine abusive and deadly uses of seclusion and restraint in U.S. schools. Seclusion and restraint are physical interventions used by teachers and other school staff to prevent students from hurting themselves or others
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Witnesses:
- Ann Gaydos » Mother of a victim Monument, Colorado
- Elizabeth Hanselman » Assistant Superintendant for Special Education and Support Services Springfield, Illinois
- Mary V. Kealy, EdD » Assistant Superintendent for Pupil Services Loudoun County Public Schools Virginia
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Greg Kutz »
Managing Director
Forensic Audits and Special Investigations U.S. Government Accountability Office Washington, D.C. - Reece L. Peterson, Ph.D. » Professor of Special Education University of Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska
- Toni Price » Mother of a victim who died Killeen, Texas
Additional Items Submitted for the Record
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Letter from AASA explaining Dr. Kealy's absence at the hearing
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