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    At last, some movement on the Hill

    By Melinda George | November 10, 2021

    In early November, Congress finally notched a major policy win, with the House passing the $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Fund (BIF) bill on a bipartisan vote. The bill includes no […]

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    Senate FY22 Labor HSS education bill released

    By Jon Bernstein | October 21, 2021

    The highlights The Senate is moving forward with a FY 2022 funding appropriation bill that includes the Department of Education. It will be a critical piece of the negotiations. The […]

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    Looking beyond current spending battles

    By Anthony Armstrong | October 14, 2021

    The last couple of weeks saw some progress on Capitol Hill, but mostly it was about pushing the spending battles off until December. At the end of September, the House […]

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    Capitol Hill progress, negotiations, and road blocks

    By Melinda George | September 29, 2021

    If you have been watching the news lately, you know that there is a lot happening – or not happening – on Capitol Hill. There are several big things that […]

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    US federal budget in motion

    By Melinda George | August 26, 2021

    The $3.5 trillion Budget Reconciliation Act, which may contain hundreds of billions of dollars for Biden Administration priorities like free community college, free pre-K, and teacher preparation programs, is beginning […]

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    September advocacy campaign coming soon!

    By Melinda George | August 11, 2021

    In late July, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that included Fiscal Year 2022 funding for all federal education programs. Under that bill, U.S. Department of Education programs […]

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