House Hearing on COVID-19 and Jobs
A House Financial Services subcommittee held a virtual hearing on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on jobs and protecting workers' pay. Witnesses included several economic academic sch…
577 viewsA House Financial Services subcommittee held a virtual hearing on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on jobs and protecting workers' pay. Witnesses included several economic academic sch…
577 viewsNational Education Association president Lily Eskelsen Garcia discussed the future of U.S. education amid the coronavirus and the union’s recent polling on issues surrounding distance learni…
662 viewsTen of the more than 20 Democratic 2020 presidential candidates talked about education issues at a forum hosted by the National Education Association (NEA). The candidates were interviewed s…
1,414 viewsPanelists in this portion of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s leadership conference discussed racial equity and the effects of racism on public education throughout the country.…
412 viewsLily Eskelsen Garcia talked about the Trump administration’s consideration of proposals on arming teachers in schools, standardized testing, school funding, and education policy.
503 viewsJohn Merrow talked about his book Addicted to Reform, in which he argues that current school reforms will not meet the needs of the 21st century, and he offered a 12-step plan to break away …
952 viewsNational Education Association President Lily Eslkelsen Garcia spoke at the National Press Club on a range of education policy issues, including the need for better public schools and health…
1,446 viewsLily Eskelsen Garcia talked about education policy and her National Education Association organization’s claim that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s 2016 candidacy was contribu…
1,096 viewsThe National Press Club’s Newsmaker Committee held an event focusing on education issues in the 2016 election. This portion included a panel discussion analyzing the kindergarten through 12t…
473 viewsDay one of the 2016 Democratic National Convention included first lady Michelle Obama, 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and immigration advocate Astrid S…
52,471 viewsIvory Toldson delivered keynote remarks at the National Education Association Conference on Minorities and Women. He outlined key myths associated with black men and minority students in pub…
632 viewsThe National Education Association hosted a conference on racial justice in education featuring NEA officials and youth activists.
97 viewsSenator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) criticized presumptive 2016 Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump for his comments against U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel who was overseeing a laws…
10,696 viewsThe 2016 Democratic Platform Drafting Committee held its second day of hearings to listen to party officials and policy experts on education, jobs, and the economy. “Moving America Forw…
5,252 viewsTeacher union leaders, school superintendents, and education scholars testified at a hearing on implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act, which was signed into law in December 2015 t…
900 viewsPresident Lily Eskelsen Garcia talked about the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESEA), which Congress passed earlier in the month as the successor to the No Child Left Act, and other education i…
1,056 viewsLily Eskelsen Garcia, the president of the largest teachers union, talked about major education issues including the re-authorization of the No Child Left Behind law, testing and accountabil…
946 viewsNew York City Mayor Bill De Blasio (D) held a news conference outside of the U.S. Capitol with labor leaders, Democratic lawmakers, and liberal activists to unveil his 13-point “Progressive …
982 viewsLily Eskelsen Garcia talked about the use of standardized tests, the Obama administration’s budget request that week of an additional $2.7 billion budget request for continuing the annual st…
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