This week, The LEARN Coalition (LEARN) submitted written comments to the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (L-HHS-ED) on Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 funding. LEARN urged the subcommittee to make significant investments in key education […]
LEARN Supports Key Education Research Funding
LEARN wrote the Chairs and Ranking Members of the U.S. House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees overseeing funding for the Institute of Educational Sciences (IES), the National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institute […]
LEARN sends Letter Opposing Cuts to IES
Last week, LEARN, led the effort to send two letters to the House Rules and Appropriations Committees, respectively, in opposition to drastic cuts in research funding. As part of the House Consideration of eight of the 12 appropriations bills, an […]
LEARN Supports Key Education Research Funding
LEARN wrote the Chairs and Ranking Members of the U.S. House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees overseeing funding for the Institute of Educational Sciences (IES), the National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institute […]
LEARN Co-Leads Community Sign-On Letter in Support of IES Funding
LEARN, along with the American Educational Research Association (AERA), co-led a community sign-on letter to leaders of the House Appropriations Committee in support of funding for the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) that garnered the support of nearly 100 organizations […]
LEARN Holds 2016 Fall Advocacy Day – September 20
On September 20, several LEARN coalition members gathered in Washington, D.C. for the annual Fall Advocacy Day. Attendees had the opportunity to hear from Ruth Neild, Acting Director of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), about the Institute’s current priorities […]
LEARN Co-Chairs Release Statement on Proposed Cuts to IES In FY17 Spending Bill
Below is a statement from the Co-Chairs of the Learning and Education Academic Research Network (LEARN) Coalition related to the House Appropriations Committee’s consideration of the fiscal year (FY) 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies funding […]
LEARN Holds Fall Advocacy Day – October 8
On October 8, representatives from more than 10 LEARN member institutions came to Washington, DC for the Coalition’s annual Fall Advocacy Day. In the morning, attendees had the opportunity to hear from Kathleen Styles, the Chief Privacy Officer at the […]
LEARN Leads Sign-On Letter Opposing Cuts to Research Funding
Over the summer, LEARN, along with the American Educational Research Association, led the effort to draft a letter to Congress and gather signatures in opposition to drastic cuts in research funding contained in the FY2016 House of Representatives Labor, Health […]