by gslwpadm | Apr 1, 2019 | In the News
REP. KATHERINE CLARK, A Democrat from Massachusetts, is calling for Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to resign, saying she used “racist research” from an academic considered well outside the mainstream as a justification for revoking...
by gslwpadm | Mar 29, 2019 | Press Releases
Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Since the competition began in 1982, more than 650,000 high...
by gslwpadm | Mar 28, 2019 | In the News
A MAJOR JUSTIFICATION for a controversial policy action taken by the Trump administration regarding discipline in schools relied on research from an academic considered well outside the mainstream who didn’t know his work was being used to bolster the...
by gslwpadm | Mar 27, 2019 | In the News
A piece of legislation seeking to help women attain fair wages got its first victory on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. According to The Hill, The Democratic-majority House passed the Paycheck Fairness Act, a bill aimed at addressing wage inequality and...
by gslwpadm | Mar 27, 2019 | Press Releases
Today, the House of Representatives took a leap forward in our fight to root out inequality by passing the Paycheck Fairness Act. When I ran for Congress in 2013, I campaigned on improving economic opportunities for women and families. As a freshman legislator, this...