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July 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Rose DeLauro, Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations and the Hon. Tom Cole, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations - Rep. Williams Urges Relief for Federally Impacted School Districts During COVID-19 Rep. Suzan DelBene, ...
June 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Minority Leader - Tlaib, Hayes, and Pressley Lead 100-Plus Members of Congress in Historic $305 Billion Funding Push for K-12 Schools Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
May 19, 2020 Letter to Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education - Joyce Urges Dept. of Education to Issue Guidance on Child Abuse Reporting Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
May 12, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker, and Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader - Rep Speier and 49 Bipartisan Colleagues Urge Inclusion of at least $175 Billion for Elementary and Secondary Education in Coronavirus Relief Package Rep. Adam Smith, ...
March 26, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Spanberger Leads Bipartisan Effort Calling on FCC to Suspend E-Rate Program Rules, Expand High-Speed Internet Access for Rural Students Amid Coronavirus-Caused School Closures Rep. Kim Schrier, ...
March 20, 2020 Letter to Mark Schultz, Department of Education Deputy Assistance Secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services - As Schools Close Due to COVID-19 Pandemic, Cantwell, Senate Democrats Relay Concerns for Children with Disabilities to Department of Education Sen. Patty Murray, ...
March 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee - Cicilline, Young Call for Extra Afterschool and Summer Learning Funding Rep. Adam Smith, ...
March 5, 2020 Hearing of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies of the Senate Appropriations Committee - CORONAVIRUS: Senator Murray Presses DeVos on Coronavirus Preparation and Proposed Budget Cuts Sen. Patty Murray
Feb. 10, 2020 Reps. Blumenauer, Cole, Schrier, Moolenaar, Himes, and Stefanik Introduce Bill to Promote Civics Education Rep. Kim Schrier, ...
Feb. 5, 2020 Larsen, Brooks Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve School Safety Nationwide Rep. Rick Larsen
Jan. 16, 2020 Bonamici, Pingree, Newhouse Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Prevent Food Waste in Nation's Schools Rep. Dan Newhouse, ...
Nov. 18, 2019 Letter to Betsy Devos, Secretary of Education - Democrats Slam Devos' Decision to Mask Education Inequalities by Halting Critical Elements of Civil Rights Data Collection Sen. Patty Murray, ...
June 20, 2019 Reps. Schrier, Kuster, Burchett, Upton, and Rouda Introduce Bipartisan Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act Rep. Kim Schrier
June 18, 2019 Murray, DeLauro Statement on Federal Data on How Often Students Are Secluded or Restrained Sen. Patty Murray, ...
April 24, 2019 GAO Report: Inadequate Federal Oversight, Inconsistent State Policies and Practices Are to Blame for Failure to Identify Children with Disabilities Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Feb. 28, 2019 Murray: DeVos Privatization Proposal is "Dead on Arrival" in Congress Sen. Patty Murray
Feb. 13, 2019 Larsen Introduces Legislation to Boost Access to STEM Job Opportunities Rep. Rick Larsen
Jan. 31, 2019 Mitchell, Rutherford, Dunn, Smucker, Bacon, Stefanik, Meadows, Reed, Gonzalez, Collins, Newhouse Reintroduce Bipartisan School Resource Officer Act Rep. Dan Newhouse, ...
Dec. 21, 2018 Murray Statement on DeVos Decision to Rescind Guidance Aimed At Fighting Racism in Schools Sen. Patty Murray
Nov. 29, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Lawmakers Call on Sec. DeVos to Rescind Title IX Proposed Rules Rep. Rick Larsen, ...
Nov. 14, 2018 Top Democrats Unveil Bill to Protect Students from Seclusion and Restraint Practices Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Oct. 12, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Senator Murray Calls On Education Secretary DeVos to Stop Plan That Would Weaken Sexual Assault Protections, Start Listening to Students' Concerns Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Oct. 11, 2018 Tweet - "All students in our country deserve a high quality education--that's why @SenSherrodBrown and I are calling for an investigation into virtual charter schools." Sen. Patty Murray
Oct. 11, 2018 Tweet - "There is almost no research on whether virtual charter schools meet the needs of all students--and this must be investigated." Sen. Patty Murray
Sept. 26, 2018 Tweet - "You only need to hear one story of a teacher accidentally firing a gun in a classroom, leaving it where a child can get access to it, or threatening a child with a gun to know we need fewer firearms in schools--not more." Sen. Patty Murray
Sept. 25, 2018 Hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Murray, Hearing on the Every Student Succeeds Act: States Leading The Way Sen. Patty Murray
Sept. 18, 2018 Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019--Conference Report Sen. Patty Murray
Sept. 12, 2018 Tweet - "By allowing schools to use federal funds to buy firearms, @BetsyDeVosED is making our schools more dangerous and our students less safe. I'm going to keep fighting this deeply harmful proposal every step of the way." Sen. Patty Murray
Sept. 12, 2018 Tweet - "It's not surprising that @BetsyDeVosED would have the gall to try to sneak guns into schools through a program intended to support students and provide academic enrichment opportunities, but I'm going to stand with students, teachers, and parents across the country to fight it." Sen. Patty Murray
Sept. 11, 2018 Tweet - "I appreciate @ChrisMurphyCT leading the charge calling for @BetsyDevosED to testify on allowing schools to use federal money to buy guns. This isn't what these funds are meant for & more guns in the classroom will only make students & teachers less safe." Sen. Patty Murray
Aug. 31, 2018 Tweet - "This editorial from @EverettHerald hits the nail squarely on the head (Special Character) "There are other solutions to increasing safety that don't turn schools into armed camps. Putting more "good guys with guns' into schools would actually make our children less safe." Sen. Patty Murray
Aug. 31, 2018 Tweet - "Using federal funds to arm teachers in our schools isn't what students or parents want, what our teachers want, or what Congress intended. There are better ways to keep our kids safe--period." Sen. Patty Murray
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Abandon Proposals to Use Taxpayer Dollars to Arm Teachers Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Aug. 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos - Don't Spend Education Money on Guns Rep. Pramila Jayapal, ...
Aug. 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - House Democrats to Secretary DeVos: Don't Spend Education Money on Guns Rep. Adam Smith, ...
Aug. 27, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Take Action to Support Students With Parents in the National Guard and Reserves Sen. Patty Murray, ...
Aug. 25, 2018 Tweet - "Using these funds to add more firearms into schools is not only the opposite of what Congress intended, it is wrong and will make schools more dangerous and students less safe." Sen. Patty Murray
Aug. 23, 2018 Murray: Using Taxpayer Dollars to Add More Guns to Schools "Is Wrong and Will Make Schools More Dangerous and Students Less Safe" Sen. Patty Murray
Aug. 9, 2018 Cárdenas Legislation to Increase High School Computer Coding Signed into Law Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...
July 19, 2018 Tweet - "It is unacceptable that even one child is attending a school with elevated levels of lead--and even more unacceptable that a majority of schools don't even know if their students are at risk." Sen. Patty Murray
July 19, 2018 Tweet - "I'm calling on all my colleagues to support @SenDuckworth's legislation to fix this because--and this shouldn't have to be said--every child should be able to learn in an environment free of toxins and poisons. -PM" Sen. Patty Murray
June 21, 2018 Tweet - "Since Columbine, over 210,000 students have experienced a shooting on campus--and 85% of the firearms used in these incidents have come from home or a family member. Safe gun storage and responsible firearm ownership are key to protecting our children. #AskingSavesKids" Sen. Patty Murray
June 21, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Take Action Now to Prevent Gun Violence by Promoting Safe Storage Sen. Patty Murray
June 12, 2018 Tweet - "With stories from Sante Fe, Texas & Parkland, Florida--to Marysville, in my home state--we should all know by now that there is no school, no family, no community that is exempt from the tragedy of gun violence." Sen. Patty Murray
June 11, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - On the Heels of Student-Led Weekend of Action Against Gun Violence in Washington State & Nationwide, Senator Murray Questions Secretary DeVos' Inaction, Lack of Public Input, and Contradictory Statements on Gun Safety Commission Sen. Patty Murray
June 7, 2018 Tweet - "Secretary DeVos' "student safety" commission was convened in the wake of the Parkland shooting, but will not study the one thing that all school shootings have in common: guns." Sen. Patty Murray
June 5, 2018 Tweet - "Today, I urged @BetsyDeVosED to commit to testify in front of the HELP Committee on what meaningful gun safety reform we can enact to help end this scourge of violence in our schools." Sen. Patty Murray
May 24, 2018 Letter to Secretary DeVos, Department of Education - Preserve Educational Equity for English Learners Sen. Patty Murray, ...
May 24, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Preserve Educational Equity for English Learners Sen. Patty Murray, ...
May 18, 2018 Tweet - "News coming out of TX is heartbreaking & unfortunately, far too familiar. Every student deserves to feel safe at school and no parent should have to worry about their child returning home safely. We must work together to prevent another tragedy like this from happening again." Sen. Patty Murray
Date Title Politician
July 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Rose DeLauro, Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations and the Hon. Tom Cole, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations - Rep. Williams Urges Relief for Federally Impacted School Districts During COVID-19 Rep.Suzan DelBene, ...
June 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Minority Leader - Tlaib, Hayes, and Pressley Lead 100-Plus Members of Congress in Historic $305 Billion Funding Push for K-12 Schools Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
May 19, 2020 Letter to Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education - Joyce Urges Dept. of Education to Issue Guidance on Child Abuse Reporting Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
May 12, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker, and Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader - Rep Speier and 49 Bipartisan Colleagues Urge Inclusion of at least $175 Billion for Elementary and Secondary Education in Coronavirus Relief Package Rep.Adam Smith, ...
March 26, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Spanberger Leads Bipartisan Effort Calling on FCC to Suspend E-Rate Program Rules, Expand High-Speed Internet Access for Rural Students Amid Coronavirus-Caused School Closures Rep.Kim Schrier, ...
March 20, 2020 Letter to Mark Schultz, Department of Education Deputy Assistance Secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services - As Schools Close Due to COVID-19 Pandemic, Cantwell, Senate Democrats Relay Concerns for Children with Disabilities to Department of Education Sen.Patty Murray, ...
March 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee - Cicilline, Young Call for Extra Afterschool and Summer Learning Funding Rep.Adam Smith, ...
March 5, 2020 Hearing of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies of the Senate Appropriations Committee - CORONAVIRUS: Senator Murray Presses DeVos on Coronavirus Preparation and Proposed Budget Cuts Sen.Patty Murray
Feb. 10, 2020 Reps. Blumenauer, Cole, Schrier, Moolenaar, Himes, and Stefanik Introduce Bill to Promote Civics Education Rep.Kim Schrier, ...
Feb. 5, 2020 Larsen, Brooks Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve School Safety Nationwide Rep.Rick Larsen
Jan. 16, 2020 Bonamici, Pingree, Newhouse Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Prevent Food Waste in Nation's Schools Rep.Dan Newhouse, ...
Nov. 18, 2019 Letter to Betsy Devos, Secretary of Education - Democrats Slam Devos' Decision to Mask Education Inequalities by Halting Critical Elements of Civil Rights Data Collection Sen.Patty Murray, ...
June 20, 2019 Reps. Schrier, Kuster, Burchett, Upton, and Rouda Introduce Bipartisan Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act Rep.Kim Schrier
June 18, 2019 Murray, DeLauro Statement on Federal Data on How Often Students Are Secluded or Restrained Sen.Patty Murray, ...
April 24, 2019 GAO Report: Inadequate Federal Oversight, Inconsistent State Policies and Practices Are to Blame for Failure to Identify Children with Disabilities Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Feb. 28, 2019 Murray: DeVos Privatization Proposal is "Dead on Arrival" in Congress Sen.Patty Murray
Feb. 13, 2019 Larsen Introduces Legislation to Boost Access to STEM Job Opportunities Rep.Rick Larsen
Jan. 31, 2019 Mitchell, Rutherford, Dunn, Smucker, Bacon, Stefanik, Meadows, Reed, Gonzalez, Collins, Newhouse Reintroduce Bipartisan School Resource Officer Act Rep.Dan Newhouse, ...
Dec. 21, 2018 Murray Statement on DeVos Decision to Rescind Guidance Aimed At Fighting Racism in Schools Sen.Patty Murray
Nov. 29, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Lawmakers Call on Sec. DeVos to Rescind Title IX Proposed Rules Rep.Rick Larsen, ...
Nov. 14, 2018 Top Democrats Unveil Bill to Protect Students from Seclusion and Restraint Practices Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Oct. 12, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Senator Murray Calls On Education Secretary DeVos to Stop Plan That Would Weaken Sexual Assault Protections, Start Listening to Students' Concerns Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Oct. 11, 2018 Tweet - "All students in our country deserve a high quality education--that's why @SenSherrodBrown and I are calling for an investigation into virtual charter schools." Sen.Patty Murray
Oct. 11, 2018 Tweet - "There is almost no research on whether virtual charter schools meet the needs of all students--and this must be investigated." Sen.Patty Murray
Sept. 26, 2018 Tweet - "You only need to hear one story of a teacher accidentally firing a gun in a classroom, leaving it where a child can get access to it, or threatening a child with a gun to know we need fewer firearms in schools--not more." Sen.Patty Murray
Sept. 25, 2018 Hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Murray, Hearing on the Every Student Succeeds Act: States Leading The Way Sen.Patty Murray
Sept. 18, 2018 Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019--Conference Report Sen.Patty Murray
Sept. 12, 2018 Tweet - "By allowing schools to use federal funds to buy firearms, @BetsyDeVosED is making our schools more dangerous and our students less safe. I'm going to keep fighting this deeply harmful proposal every step of the way." Sen.Patty Murray
Sept. 12, 2018 Tweet - "It's not surprising that @BetsyDeVosED would have the gall to try to sneak guns into schools through a program intended to support students and provide academic enrichment opportunities, but I'm going to stand with students, teachers, and parents across the country to fight it." Sen.Patty Murray
Sept. 11, 2018 Tweet - "I appreciate @ChrisMurphyCT leading the charge calling for @BetsyDevosED to testify on allowing schools to use federal money to buy guns. This isn't what these funds are meant for & more guns in the classroom will only make students & teachers less safe." Sen.Patty Murray
Aug. 31, 2018 Tweet - "This editorial from @EverettHerald hits the nail squarely on the head (Special Character) "There are other solutions to increasing safety that don't turn schools into armed camps. Putting more "good guys with guns' into schools would actually make our children less safe." Sen.Patty Murray
Aug. 31, 2018 Tweet - "Using federal funds to arm teachers in our schools isn't what students or parents want, what our teachers want, or what Congress intended. There are better ways to keep our kids safe--period." Sen.Patty Murray
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Abandon Proposals to Use Taxpayer Dollars to Arm Teachers Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Aug. 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos - Don't Spend Education Money on Guns Rep.Pramila Jayapal, ...
Aug. 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - House Democrats to Secretary DeVos: Don't Spend Education Money on Guns Rep.Adam Smith, ...
Aug. 27, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Take Action to Support Students With Parents in the National Guard and Reserves Sen.Patty Murray, ...
Aug. 25, 2018 Tweet - "Using these funds to add more firearms into schools is not only the opposite of what Congress intended, it is wrong and will make schools more dangerous and students less safe." Sen.Patty Murray
Aug. 23, 2018 Murray: Using Taxpayer Dollars to Add More Guns to Schools "Is Wrong and Will Make Schools More Dangerous and Students Less Safe" Sen.Patty Murray
Aug. 9, 2018 Cárdenas Legislation to Increase High School Computer Coding Signed into Law Sen.Maria Cantwell, ...
July 19, 2018 Tweet - "It is unacceptable that even one child is attending a school with elevated levels of lead--and even more unacceptable that a majority of schools don't even know if their students are at risk." Sen.Patty Murray
July 19, 2018 Tweet - "I'm calling on all my colleagues to support @SenDuckworth's legislation to fix this because--and this shouldn't have to be said--every child should be able to learn in an environment free of toxins and poisons. -PM" Sen.Patty Murray
June 21, 2018 Tweet - "Since Columbine, over 210,000 students have experienced a shooting on campus--and 85% of the firearms used in these incidents have come from home or a family member. Safe gun storage and responsible firearm ownership are key to protecting our children. #AskingSavesKids" Sen.Patty Murray
June 21, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Take Action Now to Prevent Gun Violence by Promoting Safe Storage Sen.Patty Murray
June 12, 2018 Tweet - "With stories from Sante Fe, Texas & Parkland, Florida--to Marysville, in my home state--we should all know by now that there is no school, no family, no community that is exempt from the tragedy of gun violence." Sen.Patty Murray
June 11, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - On the Heels of Student-Led Weekend of Action Against Gun Violence in Washington State & Nationwide, Senator Murray Questions Secretary DeVos' Inaction, Lack of Public Input, and Contradictory Statements on Gun Safety Commission Sen.Patty Murray
June 7, 2018 Tweet - "Secretary DeVos' "student safety" commission was convened in the wake of the Parkland shooting, but will not study the one thing that all school shootings have in common: guns." Sen.Patty Murray
June 5, 2018 Tweet - "Today, I urged @BetsyDeVosED to commit to testify in front of the HELP Committee on what meaningful gun safety reform we can enact to help end this scourge of violence in our schools." Sen.Patty Murray
May 24, 2018 Letter to Secretary DeVos, Department of Education - Preserve Educational Equity for English Learners Sen.Patty Murray, ...
May 24, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Preserve Educational Equity for English Learners Sen.Patty Murray, ...
May 18, 2018 Tweet - "News coming out of TX is heartbreaking & unfortunately, far too familiar. Every student deserves to feel safe at school and no parent should have to worry about their child returning home safely. We must work together to prevent another tragedy like this from happening again." Sen.Patty Murray
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