2022 Best Colleges in the U.S.: Harvard, Stanford, MIT Take Top Rankings The Wall Street Journal / David M. Ewalt / September 21, 2021 The Covid-19 pandemic has changed a lot about higher education. But some things remain constant: The top tier of the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings is packed with familiar names, with Harvard University claiming the top… Read more »
House Panel Spars Over Reconciliation Package's Higher Ed Provisions NASFAA / Hugh T. Ferguson / September 10, 2021 In a lengthy markup the House Education and Labor Committee advanced their portion of the reconciliation package that would invest roughly $111 billion in funding for programs related to higher education. The 28-22 vote to move the package's education and labor related… Read more »
On Friday, September 10, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson voted to advance the portion of the Build Back Better Act that falls under the jurisdiction of the Education and Labor Committee. The historic package invests $761 billion to lower the cost of childcare, expand access to quality education, and help Americans secure good-paying jobs. Congresswoman Wilson, who chairs the… Read more »
Frederica Wilson Brings Back the Quality Higher Education Act" Florida Daily / Kevin Derby / September 9, 2021 At the end of last month, U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., the chairwoman of the U.S. House Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee, brought back the "Quality Higher Education Act." The bill "enhances the accreditation system to ensure that colleges are… Read more »
Wilson Reintroduces the Quality Higher Education Act Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson, chair of the Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment, has reintroduced the Quality Higher Education Act, which enhances the accreditation system to ensure that colleges are graduating students with meaningful degrees and preparing them for workplace… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson voted for final passage of H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act, landmark, life-saving legislation that will provide urgently-needed resources to defeat the virus, put vaccines in people's arms, money into families' pockets, children safely back into classrooms and people back to work. This legislation will now go to President Biden's… Read more »
NOT WARREN-TED Betsy DeVos was ‘worst Secretary of Education ever' says Elizabeth Warren after she quits over violent Capitol riotsThe U.S. Sun / Sara Hussain / January 8, 2021 BETSY DeVos has been dubbed ‘worst Secretary of Education ever' by Elizabeth Warren after she sensationally quit over the Capitol riots. Senator Warren wished Donald Trump's schools chief "good… Read more »
Darren Soto Takes to House Floor to Champion Rubio's, Wilson's Social Status of Black Men and Boys ActFlorida Daily / August 2, 2020Last week, U.S. Rep. Darren Soto, D-Fla., spoke on the House floor in support of the Commission on the "Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act."The bill, which was introduced by U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., will… Read more »
Miami, FL – Congresswoman Wilson, who sits on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, applauds H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, House Democrats' newly unveiled bill to invest more than $1.5 trillion in modern, sustainable infrastructure, while creating millions of good-paying jobs, combatting the climate crisis and addressing disparities in urban, suburban and rural… Read more »
Miami, FL – Congresswoman Wilson applauds the passage of The Heroes Act, House Democrats’ urgently-needed legislation to address the unprecedented coronavirus health and economic crisis and provide desperately needed support for struggling families and essential workers, with funds for testing and tracing measures, key support for frontline workers and strengthened assistance for the American people. Read more »
