Feb 24, 2016
I think make great progress in developing the trauma-informed practices, which I am hopeful are going to be able to reduce suspension and expulsion that we are seeing in early education and child care.
Katherine Clark
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Katherine Marlea Clark is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Massachusetts's 5th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she has held various leadership roles within the party, including serving as the Assistant Speaker of the House. Clark has focused on issues such as education, healthcare, and women's rights throughout her tenure in Congress. She has been an advocate for policies aimed at supporting families and addressing economic disparities.
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Feb 24, 2016
I am glad this committee is continuing its work to make sure that the implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act delivers on the goal of Congress in providing State and local education agencies with the flexibility and the resources…
Feb 24, 2016
I strongly believe the Federal Government is responsible for providing educational equity and strong guardrails to protect the civil rights of all students.
Feb 24, 2016
Let me be clear: House Democrats would never have supported, and the President of the United States would have never signed, a law that revoked rulemaking authority or set a dangerous precedent when it comes to the federal government's…
Feb 23, 2016
If the choice is between a Republican budget like last year's and the President's request, I'll take the President's request any day of the week.
Feb 23, 2016
This budget season we will have tough choices to make as a Congress, choices that will reflect our values.
Feb 23, 2016
It's one of the reasons we have been focused on the income-based repayment plans for direct loans so that we can cap the amount of money that students need to pay at 10 percent of their discretionary income so that students can manage…
Feb 9, 2016
I am very concerned with some of the aversive behavior punishments that we see, including seclusion, restraint, expulsion, suspensions, which disproportionately affect students of color and students with disabilities.
Feb 2, 2016
I could not agree more than with the gentleman from Indiana when he said that this is the civil rights issue of our time, access to quality education for every single student, no matter what their income, no matter what their zip code is.
Jan 8, 2016
Madam Chair, I was unavoidably detained during rollcall votes 24 and 25. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on Conyers Amendment to H.R. 1927, and ``yea'' on the Deutch Amendment to H.R. 1927. Amendment No. 5 Offered by Ms…
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