House Republicans Introduce Legislation Combatting Chinese Communist Party’s Influence

U.S. Representative Diana Harshbarger Signed On As An Original Co-sponsor To The Countering Communist China Act. This Comprehensive Legislation Includes Strong Measures To Counter China’s Influence And Espionage, Hold The Chinese Communist Party Accountable For Its Role In Covid-19, reshore our Medical Supply Chains And Much More.

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Education Lobbying Groups Boost Spending As Biden Administration Set To Reverse DeVos-Era Policies

Education Groups Have Already Spent More Than $20 Million In The First Quarter Of 2021 Lobbying Members Of Congress For More Funding As Education Secretary Miguel Cardona Proposes A $102.8 Billion Education Budget. The 2022 Fiscal Year Budget Would Reverse Many Betsy Devos-Era Education Policies.

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Tennessee Pushes Ahead With In-Person Testing, Remote Learners Included, During Pandemic

While At Least Six States Are Seeking To Cancel Student Testing This Spring As The Pandemic Grinds On, Tennessee Isn’t Wavering In Its Plan To Give Tests In-Person To Most Of Its Nearly 1 Million Students.

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Tennessee Has Used Only 43% Of State’s CARES Act Education Funding

With Education struggling across TN during the Pandemic, the TN Dept of Education has only awarded 43% of CARES Act Education dollars. Leaving 57% ($256.28 million) of $596 million dollars in aid to be spent in less than 6 months or it will must be returned to the government.

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