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Sheldon Whitehouse's Public Statements on Issue: K-12 Education

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03/16/2022 Whitehouse Introduces Bills to Grant Student Loan Forgiveness to Frontline Health Workers and Teachers
07/08/2021 Ri Head Start Programs Awarded $3 Million To Support Return To Full In-Person Learning
02/01/2021 Letter to Honorable Charles Schumer, Majority Leader and Honorable Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader - Rosen, Cortez Masto Urge Senate Leadership to Include Relief for State, Localities, and Tribal Governments in Next COVID Legislative Package
09/17/2020 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Bennet, Mrkey, Schumer, Cantwell, Van Hollen, Hassan, Schatz Lead Colleagues in Demanding FCC Take Action to Connect Students to Online Learning as School Year Begins
07/29/2020 Letter to Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Hassan, Collins, 34 Colleagues Push for Support of School Meal Programs Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
06/19/2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Sen. Dems: Education Investment Urgently Needed to Save the 2021 School Year & U.S. Economy
05/15/2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, and Kevin McCarthy - Duckworth, Durbin and Colleagues Urge Congressional Leaders to Support Vulnerable Students Amid Coronavirus Crisis
05/14/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and to the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader and to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of Appropriations Committee and to the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee - Rosen, Cortez Masto Join Bipartisan Calls for Additional Funding for School Districts on Federal Land in Upcoming Coronavirus Relief Package
04/02/2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, and Kevin McCarthy - Merkley, Colleagues Continue Fight to Ensure All Students Can Continue Education Online During Coronavirus Pandemic
03/30/2020 Letter to Vice President Mike Pence and Elizabeth Darling, Commissioner Administration on Children, Youth and Families - Bennet, Colleagues Press Trump Administration To Provide Guidance To Child Welfare Agencies During COVID-19 Crisis
03/22/2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Roger Wicker, Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation - King Critical of Distance Learning Funding Shortfall in Coronavirus Bill
11/18/2019 Letter to Betsy Devos, Secretary of Education - Democrats Slam Devos' Decision to Mask Education Inequalities by Halting Critical Elements of Civil Rights Data Collection
06/04/2019 Senator Whitehouse, Rep. Grijalva Introduce Success in The Middle Act to Increase Funding for Middle Grade Education
03/12/2019 Whitehouse, Udall, Gardner, and Cortez Masto Introduce Bill to Put Wifi on School Buses and Help Close the Digital Divide
08/30/2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Abandon Proposals to Use Taxpayer Dollars to Arm Teachers
05/23/2017 Letter to the Hon. Roy Blunt, Chairman of the L-HHS-ED Subcommittee on Appropriations, the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member - Continue Funding for Federal Impact Aid Program
04/13/2017 Letter to the Hon. Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Call On Gao To Study State Tax Credit Vouchers For Private Schools
02/24/2017 Whitehouse Opposes Trump's Withdrawal Of Guidance Protecting Transgender Students
12/14/2016 Letter to the Hon. John King Jr., Secretary of Education - Whitehouse Calls On U.S. Education Secretary To Issue Guidance To Help Support Middle School Students
11/30/2016 RI to Receive $6 Million for Early Education
07/20/2016 RI Delegation Announces Funding to Support College-Bound Students
02/29/2016 Letter to the Hon. John King, Acting Secretary of Education - U.S. Department of Education Should Use Providence's After-School Success as National Model
12/09/2015 Senate Approves K-12 Overhaul
10/29/2015 Letter to Sylvia M. Burwell, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Overdose Prevention
09/17/2015 YouthBuild Providence Lands $1.1 Million Federal Grant to Provide Education & Job Skills for RI Youth

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