Education

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) congratulated Mid-America Christian University (MACU) after it was announced that MACU will be awarded a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture through the Distance Learning and Telemedicine grant program.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement congratulating Jayci Harris and Julie Klingensmith, who were selected as recipients of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.

Washington, D.C.—Today, the Congressional Pre-K Caucus Co-Chairs Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20); Congresswoman Katherine M. Clark (MA-05); and Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) announced that Congressman Rodney Davis (IL-13) will be the newest co-chair of the Congressional Pre-K Caucus.

Congressman Tom Cole (OK-4), Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), and Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (VA-7) introduced H.R. 4196 to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make jobs in early childhood education eligible as community service under the Federal Work-Study Program.

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Full Committee met to consider the fiscal year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee’s appropriations bill.

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and James Lankford (R-Okla.), along with Congressman Kevin Hern (R, OK-01), Congressman Markwayne Mullin (R, OK-02), Congressman Frank Lucas (R, OK-3), Congressman Tom Cole (R, OK-04) and Congresswoman Kendra Horn (D, OK-5) led a letter to Ms. Zevely of the Council of Chief State School Officers in support of Oklahoma’s Donna Gradel, who was nominated for the 2019 National Teacher of the Year.

Washington, D.C. – The House Appropriations Committee today released the draft fiscal year 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS) funding bill, which will be considered in subcommittee.