Etiqueta: Education

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Wyden y Merkley presentan un proyecto de ley para ampliar la financiación segura de las escuelas rurales.

1 de octubre de 2026

Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley, ambos demócratas por Oregón, se unieron hoy a sus colegas Mike Crapo y Jim Risch, ambos republicanos por Idaho, para presentar un proyecto de ley que extendería la financiación del programa Escuelas Rurales Seguras (SRS, por sus siglas en inglés) por tres años y aclararía la intención del Congreso con respecto a la distribución de los fondos.

Merkley, McBath y Brown impulsan legislación para mejorar los resultados y las experiencias educativas.

28 de septiembre de 2026

Washington, DC – El senador estadounidense de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, y las representantes estadounidenses Lucy McBath (D-GA-07) y Shontel Brown (D-OH-11) se unieron para presentar nuevamente la Ley de Reducción del Tamaño de las Clases para Estudiantes y Educadores, una legislación audaz que invertiría en abordar el problema de las aulas superpobladas y preparar a los estudiantes para el éxito. Las investigaciones demuestran que los estudiantes

Merkley y Baldwin encabezan a 25 colegas en el rechazo a la última medida del gobierno de Trump para politizar y socavar la financiación de la educación.

25 de septiembre de 2026

Un nuevo esfuerzo permitiría a los designados por Trump recortar fondos a estados, universidades y escuelas, incluso después de que se hayan otorgado subvenciones, sin justificación WASHINGTON, DC – Hoy, los senadores estadounidenses Jeff Merkley (D-OR), miembro de mayor rango del Comité de Presupuesto del Senado, y Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), miembro de mayor rango del Comité de Asignaciones del Senado

Merkley Statement on Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III

September 8, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley – the lead Democrat on the Interior Appropriations Subcommittee which oversees federal funding for the Smithsonian Institution – released the following statement after the Institution announced Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III would be retiring after a five-decade career as a museum

Warren, Merkley, Booker, Van Hollen Question ED Secretary McMahon on Lack of Transparency, Guardrails for $1 Billion Student Loan Administration Fund

September 3, 2026

“(T)he agency has displayed a worrying lack of public transparency about what this vast sum of money has been spent on or will be spent on in the future.” Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) raised their concerns in a

Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Reverse Unlawful Cuts to School-Based Mental Health Services

August 27, 2026

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues to demand the Department of Education disburse funds that were abruptly and unlawfully canceled for School-Based Mental Health Services (SBMH) and Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration (MHSP) grant programs and halt its attempts to end the grant

Warren, Merkley, Senators Investigate Federal Student Loan Servicer MOHELA for False Delinquency Notices Allegedly Sent to Borrowers

August 27, 2026

According to reports, MOHELA falsely told borrowers they were thousands of dollars behind on their student loans and nearing default “It is currently unclear how many borrowers received these false notices, whether any borrowers paid the incorrect amounts, and to what extent the issue has been fixed” Text of Letter

Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici Announce Nearly $6 Million to Support Oregon Entrepreneurs and University Startups

August 26, 2026

Federal award to Portland State University will help turn academic research into commercial products, startups, and community solutions. Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley with U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici today announced a federal investment of $5.9 million to Portland State University to help turn institutional research into commercial

179 Members of Congress Urge Supreme Court to Protect Preschoolers from Discrimination

August 24, 2026

CEC Chair Rep. Mark Takano: “Public dollars are for the good of the public, and this publicly-funded program’s nondiscrimination policy reflects that. Washington, DC — Today, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39), Senator Tammy Baldwin (WI), and Senator Jeff Merkley (OR) led 179 Members of Congress in filing an

Merkley, Morelle Champion Bill to Expand Summer Learning Opportunities and Meal Access for Kids

August 10, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Joe Morelle (D-NY-25) led the reintroduction of the Summer Meals and Learning Act. The bill would establish a grant program to keep school libraries open and provide literacy activities at schools that serve free summer meals, helping to close the