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109th Congress, August Recess Kit
Education & Workforce Accomplishments: Strengthening American Education & Protecting America’s Workers
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Education Accomplishments - 109th Congress, Second Session
Workforce Accomplishments - 109th Congress, Second Session
Congressional Action After the Gulf Coast Hurricanes
Hurricane Relief for Students, Families, Communities, and Schools
Education & the Workforce Republican Efforts to End Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
Securing Our Borders and Strengthening Immigration Enforcement: Protecting the Interests of U.S. Workers and Students
EDUCATION ISSUES
Expanding College Access
Fact Sheet: The Deficit Reduction Act: Strengthening & Reforming Student Loans
Fact Sheet: The Academic Bill of Rights: Protecting Student Speech and Association
Fact Sheet: American Competitiveness
Fact Sheet: The College Access & Opportunity Act: Top Ten Reforms to Protect the Interest of Students, Parents, and Taxpayers
Bill Summary: The College Access & Opportunity Act (H.R. 609)
Fact Sheet: Fixed Rate Flip-Flops: Democrats and "Student Advocates" on the Fixed 6.8% Student Loan Interest Rate
Fact Sheet: On Student Aid and College Access, House Democrats Offer Words while House Republicans Offer ACTION
Strengthening Early Childhood Education
Bill Summary: School Readiness Act (H.R. 2123): Strengthening the Head Start Early Childhood Program
Issue Brief: Strengthening Head Start by Stopping Financial Abuses and Closing the School Readiness Gap
Reforming K-12 Education
Issue Brief: The No Child Left Behind Act
Department of Education Fact Sheet: No Child Left Behind is Working
Issue Brief: Strengthening and Renewing Special Education
Promoting Parental Choice in Education
Fact Sheet: America's Opportunity Scholarships for Kids Act
Improving Vocational & Technical Education
Bill Summary: Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act
Supporting Quality Teachers
Issue Brief: Support High Quality Teachers
Fact Sheet: Teacher Incentive Fund
Enhancing Services for Older Americans
Bill Summary: Strengthening Services for Older Americans: The Senior Independence Act (H.R. 5293)
Helping Communities Fight Poverty
Issue Brief: Helping Communities Fight Poverty and Fighting Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Federal Poverty Programs
Education Funding
Issue Brief: Setting the Record Straight on Education Spending Myths
WORKFORCE ISSUES
Safeguarding Pension & Retirement Security
Bill Summary: The Pension Protection Act (H.R. 4)
Issue Brief: Reforming and Strengthening the Defined Benefit Pension System
Fact Sheet: Pension Reform Protects the Interests of Workers, Retirees, and Taxpayers
Creating Jobs and Improving Job Training
Bill Summary: The Job Training Improvement Act (H.R. 27): Strengthening America's Job Training System
Protecting Our Nation's Miners
Fact Sheet: The MINER Act: Reforming Mine Safety Laws for the First Time in a Generation
Expanding Access to Quality Health Care
Issue Brief: Expanding Access to Quality Health Care for Working Families
Improving Workplace Safety
Issue Brief: Improving Workplace Safety by Reforming OSHA
Building on the Success of Welfare
Fact Sheet:The Deficit Reduction Act: Building on the Success of Welfare Reform
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