View as Webpage Congress is no closer than it was last week to passing legislation to keep the government open and running on Oct. 1 and beyond. A shutdown is now more likely than not. The problem is the House—specifically, the dysfunctional GOP caucus in the House. A bipartisan bill is the only path forward […]

View as Webpage Congress is back and facing yet another manufactured crisis. Unless it acts soon, the Department of Education and other vital government programs will shut down on Oct. 1, when funding runs out and the new fiscal year begins. In the Senate, all 12 necessary FY2024 funding bills have advanced through committee in […]

Last week, we told you how bad the House majority’s extreme Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill is and how much damage it would do to schools.  To recap, the bill decimates the Title I program, eliminates funding to reduce class sizes, eliminates funding for the English Language Learner (ELL) program and educator professional development, and blocks meaningful […]