Public Policy Congress Prepares for New Budget Cycle This week, House CTE Caucus chairs circulated a “Dear Colleague Letter” calling on lawmakers to strengthen funding for Career… March 13, 2026
Public Policy Workforce Pell Moves Forward as Lawmakers Examine Impacts of AI This week, a long-anticipated draft rule was scheduled to be published, implementing the newly created Workforce Pell grant program.… March 6, 2026
Public Policy CTE Month Comes to a Close as ED Releases IES Report This week, a bipartisan group of Senators highlighted the importance of Career Technical Education educators and work-based learning. Elsewhere,… February 27, 2026
Public Policy Congress Passes Full-Year FY26 Funding This week, Congress approved a long-anticipated funding package for the remainder of the 2026 federal fiscal year, reopening the… February 6, 2026
Public Policy House Advances Appropriations Ahead of Senate Recess This week, progress on appropriations legislation continued in both chambers ahead of the looming January 30 deadline and the… January 16, 2026
Public Policy Congress Returns for the Latter Half of 119th Congress This week, both chambers of Congress formally reconvened after lawmakers spent time in states and home districts for the… January 9, 2026
Public Policy Government Shutdown Ends This week, the federal government reopened after Congress passed legislation to end the longest shutdown in history. Meanwhile the… November 14, 2025
Public Policy Shutdown Continues Ahead of Key Deadlines This week, the federal government shutdown continued, with Congress making little progress on a funding deal as nutritional benefits… October 31, 2025
Public Policy Federal Government Shuts Down This week, the federal government shut down after Congressional lawmakers failed to make progress on compromise funding legislation for… October 3, 2025