Election Wrap-Up and What Comes Next?
As the dust settles from the 2018 elections, what are the key takeaways? And, what does it all mean for education policy and music education? Let’s dive in! The House…
Tag: appropriations
Congress Reaches Education Funding Agreement for FY 2019
UPDATED (9/28/2018): President Trump has now signed the Labor-HHS-Education and Defense spending package for FY 2019, which not only funds key-education programs, but also successfully averts a government shutdown. UPDATED…
Senate Releases Labor, HHS, Education Bill for FY 2019
Last week, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee released their Labor-HHS-Education bill for Fiscal Year 2019. In total, the bill would provide $179.3 billion in discretionary spending, which includes $71.4 billion…
House Releases Labor, HHS, Education Bill for FY 2019
Earlier this week, the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee released their Labor-HHS-Education bill for Fiscal Year 2019. In total, the bill would provide $177.1 billion in discretionary spending, which…
Tell Us Your Title IV Success Story!
Congress has approved $1.1 billion in funding for the Title IV-A block grant in FY 2018, otherwise known as the Student Support and Academic Enrichment (SSAE) grants. This is a…
NAfME Statement on FY 2018 Bipartisan Omnibus Agreement
NAfME Statement on FY 2018 Bipartisan Omnibus Agreement The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) released the following statement in response to yesterday’s news that Congress has reached a deal…
NAfME Reacts to President Trump’s FY19 Budget Proposal
NAfME Reacts to President Trump’s FY19 Budget Proposal The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) is profoundly disappointed in the Trump Administration’s budget proposal for FY 2019. The proposed budget…
Congressional Leaders Reach Two Year Budget Deal
Update (2/9/2018): After shutting down for five and a half hours, Congress passed their budget agreement early Friday morning. The agreement not only lifts the sequester caps, as mentioned below,…
Budget, Tax Reform, & Reconciliation?
The budgetary cycle for FY 2018 has traveled a difficult and confusing path, but on Thursday, October 26, after a close vote of 216-212, the House of Representatives adopted the…
Appropriations Watch: Fiscal Deadline Extended, Finish Line in Sight?
In recent years, the annual fiscal deadline in September would have called for mania on Capitol Hill. However, this year, Congress has managed to stay ahead of the curve by passing…
