Republican North Carolina Rep. Virginia Foxx wrote to Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Secretary Julie Su Monday to ensure the agency continues to perform casework during the remainder of President Joe Biden’s lame duck term.
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Harvard Details Handling of Claudine Gay Plagiarism Controversy in New Congressional Report
Harvard University detailed its handling of the controversy surrounding former President Claudine Gay’s alleged plagiarism in a new report submitted to Congress on Friday.
Harvard’s report, which was submitted to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, details how a university subcommittee appointed an independent panel of “three of the country’s most prominent political scientists” that found “virtually no evidence of intentional claiming of findings that are not President Gay’s.” The independent panel did not review all accusations of plagiarism against Gay, only the 25 allegations flagged by the New York Post, 16 of which the panel said were “trivial,” used “commonly used language” or regarded a previous publication that “they devoted ‘less attention.’”
Read the full storyCongress Looks to Investigate Minnesota Department of Education Oversight in ‘Feeding Our Future’ Scandal
The chairs of three U.S. House committees said they are investigating how the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) “failed to prevent” fraudsters from allegedly stealing $250 million in federal funds.
Read the full storyCongressional Report Details ‘Pervasive Degradation’ of First Amendment Rights on College Campuses
A congressional report released by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Thursday describes the “long-standing and pervasive degradation of First Amendment rights” on college campuses.
The report, titled “Freedom of Speech and Its Protection on College Campuses,” details the committee’s findings on First Amendment violations such as “cancellations” of events to please “one-sided woke faculty and administrators.” The report provided legislation suggestions to protect freedom of speech and prevent a “plague of illiberalism,” including disclosure requirements of free speech policies and mandated neutrality to prevent colleges from commenting on public policy or social issues.
Read the full storyRep. Mark Green’s Hunting Education Bill Passes Unanimously Gets Through Committee
Tennessee U.S. Representative Mark Green (R-TN-07) announced Thursday that his Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act recently passed out of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Read the full storyJC Bowman Commentary: On Combining the Departments of Education and Labor
President Trump’s concept to merge the U.S. Department of Education with the Department of Labor lacks significant details and will be difficult to maneuver through a deeply divided Congress.
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