I have an amendment at the desk as the designee of Ms. Meng. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill, add the following new title: TITLE IX--EARLY CHILDHOOD…

I want to thank my colleagues from Maryland and from Indiana for bringing this amendment forth. I am honored to be a cosponsor of this amendment. Social impact bonds essentially allow a way in which we can leverage philanthropic dollars to…

I have an amendment as the designee of Mr. Messer and a cosponsor. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 270, line 6, amend the section header for section 3101 so that it…

I make a point of order against House Resolution 125 because the resolution violates section 426(a) of the Congressional Budget Act. Section 426 of the Budget Act states that the Rules Committee may not waive the point of order prescribed…

Over 40 States now allow for public charter schools, Washington State being the newest. Like other kinds of public schools, we find across the country high-quality public charter schools as well as poorly performing public charter schools…

Believe it or not, there is something worse than No Child Left Behind. There is something worse than this bill, H.R. 5, and that is constantly moving the ball federally which, unfortunately, this amendment would entail. One of the biggest…

This point of order revolves around this entire bill being an unfunded mandate for the States; but, frankly, Mr. Speaker, this is about the work of this body and the work of this country. Rarely in my time in Congress has this body proven…

Relationships between districts and their employees can at times be turbulent. It is challenging for school board members, and it is challenging for educators. Most of all, it is challenging and frustrating for the parents of kids who are…

By supporting my amendment, Congress can voice its support for the growing academic open source community and for encouraging cost-reducing, quality-enhancing innovation in the content that is available for students across the country. I…

Before I get back to education, I want to point out that there is a very unusual component to this rule. There is something called self- executing language, which means that the rule is effectively like a bill, and the language is around a…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, this 15-minute vote on ordering the previous question will be followed by 5-minute votes on adoption…

I hope that this amendment, in our small way, helps Congress change the culture, which all too often is too competitive between charter schools and school districts. I have talked to district administrators and to heads of literacy for…