The House of Representatives on July 23rd approved two bipartisan legislative proposals that will spur innovation and strengthen transparency in higher education. The bills are part of a broader effort to improve postsecondary education through reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. Learn More
During a White House ceremony on July 22 President Barack Obama signed into law the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), a bipartisan, bicameral agreement to improve the nation’s workforce development system and help close America’s skills gap. WIOA, one of the few bills this Congress to pass the House and the Senate with overwhelming […]
The Vice President led a review of federal training programs in order to identify and implement steps to make these programs more “job-driven.” Access the Report
Jay Ramsey joins the Committee as President Elect, and Chad Kee and Lakshmi Mahadevan join the Committee as Members-at-Large. Read the Press Release
On July 10, 2014, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 803, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act with an overwhelming vote of 415 to 6. Learn More
NAPE signed on to a letter expressing support for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and urging the every member of the House of Representatives to vote in favor of H.R. 803.
On the last day of senior finals, San José High Project Lead the Way students prepared an Equity Awareness Conference. This conference has been the result of a 2-year partnership with the NAPE and a generous Motorola Foundation grant.
The Senate has passed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), bipartisan, bicameral legislation to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). WIOA passed the Senate on an overwhelmingly bipartisan basis, 95-3. The legislation authored by Senators Harkin, Alexander, Murray, and Isakson and Representatives Kline, Miller, Foxx, and Hinojosa will now move to the House. Learn […]
Last evening, Senate leadership reached an agreement to move the Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act (WIOA) forward for Floor action, possibly expected on Tuesday. The agreement lays out terms for the consideration of the bill on the Senate Floor, to include a small handful of amendments that will be offered, which will significantly limit Floor […]
Ben Williams, Ph.D., NAPE Consultant, and Coordinator, Special Projects in Admissions at Columbus State Community College, recently had his chapter titled “Using Research- and Evidence-Based Strategies to Increase Access and Gender Equity in STEM: The STEM Equity Pipeline Project” published in STEM Models of Success: Programs, Policies, and Practices in the Community College. Learn More
This week, the Senate Appropriations Committee will unveil the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill, which will include Perkins funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015. Senate appropriators approved the overall spending cap for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education—known as a 302(b) allocation—at $156.8 billion. The funding bill […]
On 5/21, House and Senate leaders announced a bipartisan deal to reform the nation’s workforce development system. The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) will streamline a maze of duplicative programs and help hardworking Americans prepare for in-demand careers. Read More from The Hill
