FY 2021 DeVos Budget Testimony Roundup House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee Smooth sailing as always! At least one Democrat called on DeVos to resign. Neither Subcommittee Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Ranking Member Tom Cole (R-OK) were thrilled with the proposal to consolidate 29 separate K-12 programs into a block grant. (“Consolidation” always = cuts. That is, it’s always a vehicle to make cuts, but in a way that avoids doing the messy work of directly proposing to eliminate certain programs. This was a method employed by the Obama administration as well.) I don’t think adult ed came up, but I didn’t watch. Subcommittee members did express support for the proposed increase to Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs. Secretary's DeVos's written testimony: https://docs.house.gov/meetings/AP/AP07/20200227/110550/HHRG-116-AP07-Wstate-DeVosB-20200227.pdf  Video of the hearing: https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/department-of-education-budget-request-for-fy-2021 Senate Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee Secretary DeVos will testify before the Senate Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee on Thursday, March 5, at 10am, in 124 Dirksen Senate Office Building. Webcast: https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/review-of-the-fy2021-budget-request-for-the-us-department-of-education House Education and Labor Committee Secretary DeVos is expected to testify on the Department's FY2021 budget request at a hearing of the House Education and Labor Committee on either March 24 or April 1. Markups FY2021 Labor/HHS appropriations bill It is expected that the House Appropriations Labor/HHS Subcommittee will hold a markup on April 29 It is expected that the full Appropriations Committee will hold their markup on May 13 Authorizations WIOA I’m certain those who follow this closely are more up to speed on this, but I’m hearing that folks on the Hill are talking about a WIOA reauthorization that would not make significant changes to the existing law. I heard they'd like to maybe make some “tweaks,” in the words of one (key) Hill staffer. I don't know of any timetable. Higher Education Act Insider Higher Ed reported earlier this week that Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) wants to have a bill to reauthorize the HEA passed by his committee by the end of March. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/03/02/lamar-alexander-wants-higher-education-act-deal-within-month Other Calendar Items: On March 2, states were supposed to submit their WIOA state plans to the Department.  On April 15, states are supposed to submit their three-year Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (i.e. Perkins V) state plans. See: https://cte.ed.gov/cal/perkins-v-state-plans-due-april-15-2020-  Jeff Jeff Carter Cell: (202) 374-4387 | @jeffcrtr Senior Policy Advisor National Coalition for Literacy http://www.national-coalition-literacy.org/ mailto:jcarter@literacypolicy.org Former President, Committee for Education Funding Executive Director Physicians for Social Responsibility 1111 14th St, NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20005 http://www.psr.org/ | mailto:jcarter@psr.org